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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. From whom is the letter that Jim brought for Boone?

2. Based on the news that Jim delivers to Boone in Chapter 32, to what places are people now traveling?

3. What does Boone tell Peabody about the place he has found in Chapter 35?

4. What are Boone, Jim, and Dick talking about in Chapter 25?

5. What does Jim suspect about Boone in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boone react to the attack in Chapter 36?

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

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

4. Where are Boone and Jim looking for Teal Eye's tribe in Chapter 28 and what are they finding?

5. What concerns does Red Horn have and how does Boone reply to them?

6. How does Boone use logic and resilience while hunting for goats in the mountains in Chapter 39?

7. Where are Boone and Jim traveling to In Chapter 41 and what news does Boone receive?

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

9. How does Peabody evaluate the crew he is with in Chapter 35?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Boone finds Teal Eye's tribe and is given permission to be with her according to the Indian customs and gifts that are exchanged.

1) Describe the difficulty Boone has in locating Teal Eye's tribe because of the disease that has spread.

2) Explain the customs that Boone goes through in order to acquire a life with Teal Eye.

3) Compare the way that Boone adapts to the Indian way of life with his inability to adapt to civilized life at the end of 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

The expansion of the country is a key element in the plot when Boone is caught between preserving the Indian land and assisting innovation.

1) Describe three examples of expansion that Boone either observes or hears from Jim.

2) Explain the role of expansion in the story and in the development of the three main characters.

3) Analyze Boone's decision to take Peabody to Oregon and his reluctance in accepting the job.

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