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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 age is Boone Caudill when the story begins?

2. Where does Boone spend the night while he looks for Bedwell in Chapter 6?

3. Against which Indian tribe are the Blackfoot waging war in Chapter 22?

4. What is making Boone sick at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What are the men using to play a gambling game in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Boone to leave home in Chapter 1 and what items does he take with him?

2. What is life like for Boone and Jim in St. Louis?

3. What is causing the men to consider making their current rendezvous the last one in Chapter 24?

4. How do Boone and Jim prepare to enter the Indian territory for the first time while on the Mandan?

5. What thoughts does the Grand Teton Range spark for Dick?

6. After a year on the Mandan, how has Boone's appearance changed and what thoughts does he have about returning home in Chapter 16?

7. Who do Boone, Jim, and Dick encounter in Chapter 22 and what precautions are being taken to prevent another Indian attack?

8. What are the similarities and differences in the way that Boone, Jim, and Dick view their situation in Chapter 20?

9. How much time has passed when Chapter 20 begins and what events have occurred?

10. How is Boone sentenced during his trial in Paoli?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Boone's initial involvement with a fur trading company while accompanying Dick and Jourdonnais, the problems the company has, Zeb's opinion of why it might not work, and Boone's reply to his uncle.

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

Jim Deakins is an essential character to Boone and the story.

1) Describe Jim's character traits and personality.

2) Explain how Jim changes his goals during his life and why.

3) Analyze three examples of how Jim saves Boone from a dangerous situation.

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