3. What is making Boone sick at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The alcohol he drank.
(b) The cold.
(c) The food he ate.
(d) The heat.

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

5. What age is Boone Caudill when the story begins?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seventeen.

6. With what insects do the men have a problem in Chapter 16?
(a) Bees.
(b) Flies.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Ants.

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

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

9. How far away is Fort Union, when Boone learns that his uncle is staying there in Chapter 16?
(a) Two hundred miles.
(b) One hundred and fifty miles.
(c) Fifty miles.
(d) One hundred miles.

10. From what company are the men that Boone, Jim, and Dick are staying with in Chapter 20?
(a) Rocky Mountain Fur Exchange.
(b) Rocky Mountain Fur Express.
(c) Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
(d) Rocky Mountain Fur Traders.

11. How many buffalo do Boone and Dick kill when Boone is learning in Chapter 14?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

12. What do the men do before departing in Chapter 22?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Play a game.
(d) Read a map.

13. As Boone discovers in Chapter 16, what role will the Rees have in the upcoming war?
(a) They will remain neutral.
(b) They are undecided.
(c) They will side with the white man.
(d) They will side with the Indians.

14. How long has Boone been in St. Louis for when Chapter 9 begins?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

15. As Boone is walking in the beginning of Chapter 2, what kind of weather does he encounter?
(a) Extreme heat.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Dense fog.
(d) Rain.