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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Mandan traveling in Chapter 11?
(a) Mississippi River.
(b) Spring River.
(c) Missouri River.
(d) South River.

2. What is it about buffaloes that Boone and Dick are discussing in Chapter 13?
(a) Skinning and cooking.
(b) Hunting, skinning, and cooking.
(c) Hunting and skinning.
(d) Hunting and cooking.

3. Which one of the following best describes the autumn season in the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Average,
(b) Short.
(c) Long.
(d) Absent.

4. As Boone thinks about his family in Chapter 16, how does he feel about returning home?
(a) Only part of him wants to go back.
(b) He does not want to go back.
(c) He wants to go back.
(d) He is not sure if he wants to go back.

5. What fort do the Mandan pass in Chapter 16?
(a) Fort Meade.
(b) Fort Chouteau.
(c) Fort Tecumseh.
(d) Fort Sully.

6. Where are the men traveling in Chapter 23?
(a) Jackson Hole.
(b) Bridger Valley.
(c) Elk Basin.
(d) Star Valley.

7. Which river does the Mandan reach in Chapter 13?
(a) Grand River.
(b) Platte River.
(c) Chariton River.
(d) Lamine River.

8. What does Jim Deakins have at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) A wagon and a horse.
(b) A horse, but no wagon.
(c) Neither a horse nor a wagon.
(d) A wagon, but no horse.

9. Where is Jim working in St. Louis in Chapter 9?
(a) A post office.
(b) A store.
(c) A bank.
(d) A law office.

10. Why are the wagons Boone sees in Chapter 5 not offering him a ride?
(a) They are going in the opposite direction.
(b) They do not see him.
(c) They are going too fast.
(d) They are too full.

11. When is Zeb scheduled to return to Fort Union in Chapter 17?
(a) Sundown.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) The next morning.
(d) In a couple of hours.

12. What is the first name of Napier, the person Boone fought with to cause a warrant for him to be issued?
(a) Mose.
(b) Morse.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Moose.

13. What is Dick doing when Boone sees a pack of Indians approaching in Chapter 14?
(a) Butchering a buffalo.
(b) Tracking a buffalo.
(c) Cooking a buffalo.
(d) Carrying a buffalo.

14. What creek do the men build their fort above in Chapter 19?
(a) Big Creek.
(b) Brush Creek.
(c) Capps Creek.
(d) Teapot Creek.

15. When Boone asks about his uncle, how many years has it been since the hunter, Dick Summers, has seen him?
(a) Four or five.
(b) Five or six.
(c) Seven or eight.
(d) Two or three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boone pack with his clothes before leaving in Chapter 1?

2. How many other times have Boone and Jim been to the mountain range the men are near in Chapter 23?

3. What type of business relationship does Jourdonnais want to have with the Indians after returning Teal Eye?

4. What is the year in Chapter 20?

5. Which animal does Boone shoot in Chapter 5?

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