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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 does Bedwell take from Boone in Chapter 5?

2. What age is Boone Caudill when the story begins?

3. How many men are sick when Boone and Jim sign up for the boat by Jourdonnais?

4. As Boone thinks about his family in Chapter 16, how does he feel about returning home?

5. How long has Boone been with the Mandan in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jim free Boone from the Paoli jail cell?

2. What takes place when Boone and Dick have a confrontation with twelve Indians in Chapter 14?

3. Who do Boone, Jim, and Dick encounter in Chapter 22 and what precautions are being taken to prevent another Indian attack?

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

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

6. What causes Boone to leave home in Chapter 1 and what items does he take with him?

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

8. How do Boone and Jim prepare to enter the Indian territory for the first time while on the Mandan?

9. What information does Boone discover while the Mandan travels through the territory of the Rees Indians?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Boone's initial involvement with a fur trading company while accompanying Dick and Jourdonnais, the problems the company has, Zeb's opinion of why it might not work, and Boone's reply to his uncle.

Essay Topic 2

Teal Eye presents a different kind of challenge for Boone when his feelings begin to form out of nowhere.

1) Describe Teal Eye and her original character traits as they are displayed on the Mandan.

2) Explain how Teal Eye acts when she is closer to her native land.

3) Analyze the two events that cause Boone to realize he has developed feelings for Teal Eyes.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least three examples of Boone's temper and the negative effect it has had on his life, including the results of his inability to control it, the things it has cost him, and the people he has hurt because of it.

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