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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peabody think about Boone and Jim in Chapter 35?
(a) They balance each other.
(b) They need to work on their communication.
(c) They could teach people how to communicate.
(d) They do not get along.

2. How many goats does Boone shoot in Chapter 38?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Based on the news that Jim delivers to Boone in Chapter 32, to what places are people now traveling?
(a) Arizona and Oregon.
(b) Arizona and Utah.
(c) California and Utah.
(d) California and Oregon.

4. What is found instead of Indians upstream from the Three Forks in Chapter 28?
(a) A forest.
(b) A cave.
(c) A deserted camp site.
(d) A deserted village.

5. What does Boone tell Peabody before he leaves?
(a) Watch Beauchamp.
(b) Watch for Indians.
(c) Look for more wood for the fire.
(d) Find more things to use as weapons.

6. What does Boone do to get a goat back to Jim at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Pulls it with a rope.
(b) Builds a sled for it.
(c) Drags it.
(d) Cuts it into pieces.

7. Where does Boone sleep while staying with his family in Chapter 45?
(a) In the barn.
(b) Outside.
(c) By the door.
(d) In his old room.

8. What type of mood is Boone in when Chapter 42 begins?
(a) Grumpy and silent.
(b) Silent and confused.
(c) Grumpy and talkative.
(d) Confused and talkative.

9. While seeing no signs of Indians in Chapter 36, what does Boone begin to wonder?
(a) If he was right about Red Horn.
(b) If there is something wrong with the Indians.
(c) If he was wrong about Red Horn.
(d) If the Indians have given up on preventing expansion.

10. In general, how does Peabody consider the crew he has for the trip in Chapter 35?
(a) It is good.
(b) He does not evaluate the crew.
(c) It is bad.
(d) It is neither good nor bad.

11. What fear do the people at Fort McKenzie have?
(a) That Boone will not help them against the Indians.
(b) That the Indians will stop them from trading.
(c) That the Indians will take all of their food.
(d) That Boone will lead the Indians against them.

12. What does Teal Eye ask Boone about his trip in Chapter 34?
(a) How long he will be gone.
(b) If he will return.
(c) Where he is going.
(d) Who he will be with.

13. Which form of transportation does Jim tell Boone about in Chapter 32?
(a) Steamboats.
(b) Planes.
(c) Stagecoaches.
(d) Trains.

14. How many other men are stranded with Boone and Jim in Chapter 38?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

15. What are Boone and Jim following in Chapter 26?
(a) Cattle.
(b) A trail.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jim informs Boone in Chapter 36, what did the Indians want that attacked them?

2. How does Teal Eye respond to Boone when she sees him in Chapter 30?

3. What are Boone and Jim talking about in the beginning of Chapter 41?

4. Besides a letter, what else does Jim have with him as he travels back to the camp in Chapter 42?

5. What is the year in Chapter 31?

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