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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who throws pebbles at Jim?
(a) Mr. Rutledge.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jonnie.
(d) Tom Rivers.

2. What does Jim realize after talking with the man from the wagon train?
(a) He's leaving everything this man is working so hard to reach.
(b) Some of the whites' ways of thinking are better than the Indians' ways of thinking.
(c) He's leaving his family to fend for themselves against the Indians in the area.
(d) This man will be harming Jim's Indian family if he settles in the valley.

3. When Jim steals the horse, what does he plan to do with it?
(a) Give it to Daniel.
(b) Keep it only for a while then give it back to the Indians.
(c) Keep it for himself.
(d) Give it to Jonnie.

4. Why is Jim surprised the thieves headed to the creek?
(a) The creek is too cold to swim in this time of year.
(b) It would be difficult for the theives to drive the cattle through the creek.
(c) Whites wouldn't think of heading to the creek.
(d) Indians wouldn't think of heading to the creek.

5. How does Jonnie defend Jim's right to wear an Eagle feather?
(a) He says it's similar to the hat his father gave him as a memento.
(b) He says it's similar to their father's war medal.
(c) He says it is a part of who Jim is as a person.
(d) He says it's similar to the cross that Sally wears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim feel about living in the cabin?

2. What rumor spreads about the lone rider's horse?

3. What do Jonnie and Sally do when Jim returns?

4. How does Daniel feel about Tom?

5. How does Jonnie help Jim deal with his emotions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jim and Joe Meek rescue Daniel?

2. What happens when Jim tries to return the horse?

3. What does Sally do with the childhood picture of Jim and Jonnie?

4. What does Jonnie do when Jim starts shirking his chores in chapter 10?

5. How do Jim and the men disagree about the way to retrieve the cattle?

6. Explain Daniel's relationship with Jim throughout the book, and some of its consequences.

7. What does Jim do after his ride?

8. How do the cabin walls make Jim feel?

9. Discuss Jim's Eagle Feather.

10. In chapter 17, what does Jim realize about the future of the region?

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