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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. What illness does Boone have in Chapter 11?
2. Which one of the following best describes the autumn season in the beginning of Chapter 19?
3. Why is Boone sent to jail in Chapter 7?
4. How far away is Fort Union, when Boone learns that his uncle is staying there in Chapter 16?
5. Where does Boone spend the night while he looks for Bedwell in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zeb respond to the plans that are being made for Teal Eye and trading in Chapter 18?
2. What is causing the men to consider making their current rendezvous the last one in Chapter 24?
3. How does Boone meet Jim Deakins?
4. What does Jourdonnais think about Dick and his priorities in Chapter 15?
5. How does Teal Eye change when she gets closer to the land of her people?
6. After a year on the Mandan, how has Boone's appearance changed and what thoughts does he have about returning home in Chapter 16?
7. What are the similarities and differences in the way that Boone, Jim, and Dick view their situation in Chapter 20?
8. Which issues do Jourdonnais and McKenzie discuss at Fort Union?
9. What takes place when Boone and Dick have a confrontation with twelve Indians in Chapter 14?
10. How does Boone escape his father and the law in Louisville?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The beginning of The Big Sky is also the beginning of Boone's journey to the West on his own.
1) Describe the events that lead to Boone's decision to leave home for the first time.
2) Explain Boone's options and what might have happened if he had chosen to stay.
3) Analyze Boone's decision to leave and its importance to the overall plot of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Teal Eye's pregnancy has an unanticipated effect on Boone and their relationship.
1) Describe how Boone first learns that Teal Eye is pregnant and his response to the news.
2) Explain how Boone reacts to discovering his son's blindness.
3) Analyze the validity of Boone's anger over his son's appearance and the implications he draws from it.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Boone's first two encounters with the Indians, including how he prepares for them, the differences in the two types of Indians, and the new things that Boone discovers about Indians in general from the second encounter in Chapter 14.
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