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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Besides a letter, what else does Jim have with him as he travels back to the camp in Chapter 42?
(a) A bow and arrow set.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) A case of whiskey.
(d) A case of wine.

4. How are the Indian lodges arranged in Chapter 29?
(a) They are grouped together.
(b) By tribe.
(c) They are scattered.
(d) By size.

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

6. What does Boone tell Jim when he wakes up in Chapter 37?
(a) He is sorry for the lack of food.
(b) The Indians will help them.
(c) More food is on its way.
(d) They can survive for another week without food.

7. Which two rivers meet and are upstream from the Three Forks in Chapter 28?
(a) Columbia and Gallatin.
(b) Jefferson and Gallatin.
(c) Madison and Jefferson.
(d) Madison and Columbia.

8. Which time of year does Boone tell Peabody to wait until to expand his business?
(a) After fall.
(b) Between summer and fall.
(c) Between spring and summer.
(d) After winter.

9. What is Red Horn concerned about in Chapter 31?
(a) The depletion of animal stocks.
(b) The railroads.
(c) The other Indian tribes.
(d) The severe weather.

10. 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 the Indians have given up on preventing expansion.
(c) If there is something wrong with the Indians.
(d) If he was wrong about Red Horn.

11. What color is the horse that Boone plans to present to Teal Eye's father?
(a) Golden.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Tan.

12. 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.

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

14. What brought the disease to the Indians, causing their deaths?
(a) Bad water.
(b) Bad food.
(c) A boat.
(d) Another tribe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, how does Peabody consider the crew he has for the trip in Chapter 35?

2. Which form of transportation does Jim tell Boone about in Chapter 32?

3. How does Boone request his meat to be prepared while staying with his family in Chapter 45?

4. Remembering what Jim said, who mentioned the goats in the mountains that causes Boone to hunt for them?

5. How do the men try to get someone's attention in Chapter 37?

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