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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 Boone tell Peabody about the place he has found in Chapter 35?

2. What was the man doing that Jim mentioned in Chapter 32?

3. What do Boone and Jim discuss about Teal Eye in Chapter 41?

4. As Jim informs Boone in Chapter 36, what did the Indians want that attacked them?

5. How many goats does Boone shoot in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Boone's opinion of the pass that Peabody selects for a mountain pass?

2. How has life changed for Boone and Jim after five years have passed since Boone reconnected with Teal Eye?

3. What does Boone do in order to get the goats back to the camp?

4. Why and how does Dick leave Boone and Jim in Chapter 25?

5. What is Jim talking about in Chapter 38 and why does Boone decide to leave?

6. What is Jim's condition like in Chapter 37 and what is being done to draw attention to the group?

7. How does Teal Eye respond to seeing Boone again and what is done to consider Boone's request for her?

8. What does Boone experience while traveling on the boat in Chapter 43?

9. Why does Boone stop at Paoli on his way back home in Chapter 44?

10. What do Boone and Jim talk about In Chapter 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Guthrie uses symbolism, foreshadowing, and the weather to bring his story to life.

1) Analyze three examples of symbolism in The Big Sky.

2) Analyze three examples of foreshadowing in The Big Sky along with the events they foreshadow.

3) Analyze Guthrie's use of the weather and scenery to enhance the events that take place throughout the book, including a description of at least two examples.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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