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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Boone sent to jail in Chapter 7?
(a) Boone is not allowed to testify in his defense.
(b) Bedwell lies under oath.
(c) An unidentified witness testifies.
(d) The trial is rushed by the sheriff.

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

3. What is the year in Chapter 20?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1827.

4. What intention does Boone tell Zeb he and the other men have?
(a) To return Teal Eye to her people.
(b) To trade supplies with various Indian tribes.
(c) To avoid conflicts with the Sioux.
(d) To travel through all of the major rivers in the country.

5. How does Boone injure Streak during their fight in Chapter 24?
(a) He breaks his nose.
(b) He breaks his leg.
(c) He breaks his ribs.
(d) He breaks his arm.

6. How many Indians have the men seen since leaving Fort Union when Chapter 19 begins?
(a) Only a few.
(b) None.
(c) Several.
(d) Too many to count.

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

8. What does Dick think about doing when he returns home?
(a) Opening a general store.
(b) Trading furs.
(c) Operating a railroad.
(d) Settling on a patch of land.

9. What weapon does Streak have in the fight with Boone?
(a) Spear.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Rock.
(d) Knife.

10. What does Bedwell take from Boone in Chapter 5?
(a) His food.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His money.
(d) His map.

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

12. Which of the following is the Indian carrying in Chapter 20?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) Several rocks.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) An antelope.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Indians approach Boone and Dick at the end of Chapter 14?

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

3. When is Zeb scheduled to return to Fort Union in Chapter 17?

4. What does Jim Deakins have at the start of Chapter 8?

5. What is Dick doing when Boone sees a pack of Indians approaching in Chapter 14?

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