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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 - 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Peabody looking for to help the fur trading business in Chapter 33?
(a) New roads.
(b) More animals.
(c) Different animals.
(d) Mountain passes.

2. What is Jim Deakins transporting in his wagon when he first meets Boone in Chapter 3?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Mail.
(c) A corpse.
(d) It is unknown.

3. How does Boone keep warm while sleeping in the barn in Chapter 2?
(a) He uses a blanket in the barn.
(b) He starts a fire with branches.
(c) He rests next to a cow.
(d) He sleeps underneath a pile of hay.

4. What is the time of day when Boone, Jim, and Dick are talking in Chapter 25?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Early evening.
(d) Evening.

5. What was the man doing that Jim mentioned in Chapter 32?
(a) Posting signs along the roads.
(b) Learning his way in the mountains.
(c) Posting signs on several trees.
(d) Drawing maps of the mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would most likely have told Pap that Boone was going to St. Louis?

2. What has the group passed with no signs of Indians in Chapter 28?

3. What does Bedwell take from Boone in Chapter 5?

4. What does Jim wonder about staying with Boone in Chapter 26?

5. What age is Boone Caudill when the story begins?

(see the answer key)

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