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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which disease killed most of the Indians in Chapter 28?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Diphtheria.
(d) Typhoid fever.

2. What does Jim wonder about staying with Boone in Chapter 26?
(a) What would happen if he didn't stay.
(b) How long he will stay.
(c) When he decided to stay.
(d) Why he stays.

3. What is Red Horn concerned about in Chapter 31?
(a) The severe weather.
(b) The other Indian tribes.
(c) The railroads.
(d) The depletion of animal stocks.

4. Who informs Boone that his son is blind in Chapter 41?
(a) Teal Eye.
(b) Indians.
(c) Red Horn.
(d) Jim.

5. How many goats have the men eaten in Chapter 40?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

6. Where is the group with wagons traveling in Chapter 44?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Montana.
(d) Arizona.

7. What does Boone tell Peabody before he leaves?
(a) Look for more wood for the fire.
(b) Watch for Indians.
(c) Find more things to use as weapons.
(d) Watch Beauchamp.

8. Besides a letter, what else does Jim have with him as he travels back to the camp in Chapter 42?
(a) A bow and arrow set.
(b) A case of whiskey.
(c) A case of wine.
(d) Loaves of bread.

9. How many Indians arrive at the campsite in Chapter 26?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

10. What has the group passed with no signs of Indians in Chapter 28?
(a) Great Falls.
(b) Whitefish.
(c) Yellowstone.
(d) Bighorn Canyon.

11. How do the men try to get someone's attention in Chapter 37?
(a) Building bigger fires.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Firing gun shots.
(d) Sending smoke signals.

12. What fear do the people at Fort McKenzie have?
(a) That Boone will lead the Indians against them.
(b) That Boone will not help them against the Indians.
(c) That the Indians will stop them from trading.
(d) That the Indians will take all of their food.

13. As he hears talk about the lack of Indians in Chapter 43, what does Boone notice?
(a) A familiar tree.
(b) A steamboat.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) An Indian village.

14. After Boone shoots Jim, what is he told while leaving the Indian village?
(a) To apologize before coming back.
(b) To expect a form of revenge.
(c) To come back soon.
(d) To not come back.

15. Which form of transportation does Jim tell Boone about in Chapter 32?
(a) Trains.
(b) Stagecoaches.
(c) Planes.
(d) Steamboats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Remembering what Jim said, who mentioned the goats in the mountains that causes Boone to hunt for them?

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

3. Where does Boone first see the set of animal tracks in Chapter 38?

4. What does Peabody think about Boone and Jim in Chapter 35?

5. What does Boone do to get a goat back to Jim at the end of Chapter 38?

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