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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonnie believe about Jim?

2. Why does Sally keep the braids?

3. What does Jonnie accuse Jim of?

4. What could one reasonably argue that Jim's braids symbolize?

5. What do Jonnie and Sally do when Jim returns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rumors start to spread because of Jim's ride?

2. Why do you think Jim left with Tom in chapter 16?

3. Discuss Jim's Eagle Feather.

4. What argument do Sally and Jim have after the family moves into the cabin?

5. What does Jim overhear Jonnie and Mr. Rutledge discussing at the beginning of chapter nine?

6. What does Sally do with the childhood picture of Jim and Jonnie?

7. What does Mr. Rutledge mean when he says Jim is struggling to find himself?

8. What is one way Jim's struggles in Moccasin Trail are similar to the struggles of some young people in our world today?

9. How has Sally's attitude changed towards Jim since she first reunited with him?

10. In chapter 17, what does Jim realize about the future of the region?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jim's relationships with each of these characters: Jonnie, Sally and Daniel.

Essay Topic 2

The main characters in "Moccasin Trail" have to make many adaptations. Discuss environmental, cultural, and familial adaptations Jim, Sally, Jonnie and Daniel must make.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of flashbacks in "Moccasin Trail". Provide two examples, and discuss the transitions the author uses to lead the readers into the flashback, and the tense and style of the flashbacks. Why are the flashbacks necessary?

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