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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the last name of Boone's lawyer in Chapter 7?

3. What causes Teal Eye to be thrown from the boat in Chapter 12?

4. How far away is Fort Union, when Boone learns that his uncle is staying there in Chapter 16?

5. What does Dick give to Boone in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is causing the men to consider making their current rendezvous the last one in Chapter 24?

2. How does Jim help Boone in his fight with Streak?

3. What thoughts does the Grand Teton Range spark for Dick?

4. How does Boone escape his father and the law in Louisville?

5. How much time has passed when Chapter 20 begins and what events have occurred?

6. What happens during the attack by the Indians in Chapter 19?

7. Why does Boone try to hide the symptoms of his illness while traveling on the Mandan and how does Jim help him?

8. What happens when Boone catches Bedwell?

9. What lesson is learned when Boone meets Jonathan Bedwell?

10. Which issues do Jourdonnais and McKenzie discuss at Fort Union?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Boone continues to learn more about the Indians, two different tribes form opposite sides of a pending war.

1) Analyze the attack on the Mandan by the Sioux and Boone's response to it.

2) Explain the differences between the Sioux and the Rees.

3) Describe the meeting with the Rees and whether it plays a role in the way Boone deals with Indians later in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the lesson that Boone learns when he encounters Bedwell and how Boone remembers the situation later in life when he returns to that area of the country.

Essay Topic 3

Boone leaves home for the second time in the book, bringing the story to a complete circle and returning it to a similar starting point.

1) Describe the interaction that Boone has with his family while he is staying with them towards the end of the story.

2) Explain what happens during the conversation between Boone and Nancy and why it is a significant part in Boone's decision to leave.

3) Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of Boone's reasons for leaving home in the beginning and the end of the story.

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