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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included as one of the reasons Dick wants to leave in Chapter 25?
(a) He is no longer having as much fun.
(b) The old days are gone.
(c) The West is being settled.
(d) He is not getting along with Boone or Jim as well anymore.

2. As he hears talk about the lack of Indians in Chapter 43, what does Boone notice?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A familiar tree.
(c) An Indian village.
(d) A steamboat.

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

4. How many goats have the men eaten in Chapter 40?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

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

6. What does Jim wonder about staying with Boone in Chapter 26?
(a) When he decided to stay.
(b) Why he stays.
(c) How long he will stay.
(d) What would happen if he didn't stay.

7. How does Teal Eye respond to Boone when she sees him in Chapter 30?
(a) She walks towards him.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She waves.
(d) She looks away.

8. Remembering what Jim said, who mentioned the goats in the mountains that causes Boone to hunt for them?
(a) Zeb.
(b) Red Horn.
(c) Dick.
(d) Teal Eye.

9. How many Indians arrive at the campsite in Chapter 26?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

10. What do Boone and Jim discuss about Teal Eye in Chapter 41?
(a) When she will see them.
(b) How she will react to them.
(c) Where she will be waiting.
(d) If she will move away from the Indians.

11. 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 Oregon.
(d) California and Utah.

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

13. What is the end result that Peabody is looking for in Chapter 35?
(a) To hire Boone and Jim permanently.
(b) To start a different type of trading business.
(c) Improved relations with the Indians.
(d) Increased trade and commerce.

14. What does Teal Eye tell Jim before Boone returns to the camp in Chapter 42?
(a) She is worried about Red Horn.
(b) She would like to leave the Indians.
(c) She is worried about Boone.
(d) She would like to have another child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boone use to build a lodging for Jim at the end of Chapter 36?

2. Where are Boone and Jim in Chapter 26?

3. What color is the horse that Boone plans to present to Teal Eye's father?

4. How many families does the group see in Chapter 29?

5. What does Boone tell Peabody about the place he has found in Chapter 35?

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