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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style of narration does McGraw uses in Moccasin Trail?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

2. Which of the following is an accurate description of Jim's first impressions of his siblings?
(a) He feels Jonnie is not taking care of his family properly, so he should let Jim take over.
(b) He doesn't like his family at all because they are not like his Indian family.
(c) He only likes Daniel because Daniel is the only sibling who is nice to him.
(d) He sees that his family needs his help and he wants to give it to them.

3. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of Jonnie's feelings toward Jim at the reunion?
(a) He wants Jim to take over as head of the family.
(b) He doesn't like the way Jim looks.
(c) He is glad that Jim is going to help his family claim land.
(d) He doesn't like that Jim stole a horse.

4. What is the first thing Daniel wants to do when the family reaches their new land?
(a) Play in the woods.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hunt.

5. What does Jim give Jonnie in place of his boots?
(a) New boots.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Moccasins.

6. Where does Jim plan to go to have a letter read?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Powder River.
(c) Missouri.
(d) The Dalles.

7. What had Jim planned to do before he reunited with Jonnie?
(a) He had planned to join the Sioux in their war with the Crow.
(b) He had planned to keep traveling with Tom Rivers.
(c) He had planned to join the Crow in their war with the Sioux.
(d) He had planned to find his uncle.

8. Why does Jim take the letter from the man whom he paid to read it?
(a) The man is unable to read the letter.
(b) The man is reading the private letter out loud, and others can hear.
(c) Jim cannot understand the man's foreign accent.
(d) The man tries to tear the letter up instead of reading it.

9. What kind of animal attacks Jim when he is a boy?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A snake.

10. What does Jim do to his dog after he bites him?
(a) Bites his ear.
(b) Throws him in the river.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Pins him to the ground.

11. Who comes to Jim and Tom's camp?
(a) Mr. Rutledge.
(b) Jim's uncle.
(c) Two Indians.
(d) Jim's brother.

12. When Jim reunites with his family, he realizes he has seen Daniel before. Where has he seen him?
(a) In the forest.
(b) At the trading post.
(c) At a church.
(d) At the train station.

13. Who is the author of the book we are currently studying?
(a) James Ronald Harrington
(b) T. J. Remington.
(c) Joyce Louise Compton.
(d) Eloise Jarvis McGraw.

14. What is Daniel worried about after Jonnie and Sally leave?
(a) That Jim might not keep him safe.
(b) That the Indians might attack his family.
(c) That he didn't get to say goodbye to Sally.
(d) That he lost his knife in the river.

15. What does Jim see in the Dalles that he hasn't seen for nine years?
(a) Lots of Indians.
(b) Lots of white people.
(c) A mule.
(d) Indians with scalps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim's dog bite him?

2. What does Sally notice when Jim walks into the camp?

3. How did Jim's mother feel about his running away?

4. How does Jim view farming?

5. Why does Jim wear the Eagle feather?

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