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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. How many customers are in the store at Fort McKenzie when Jim arrives there?

2. Which of the following does Boone shoot in Chapter 26?

3. What is Boone told about Heavy Otter from the Indian in Chapter 28?

4. What is the time of day when Boone, Jim, and Dick are talking in Chapter 25?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Boone stop at Paoli on his way back home in Chapter 44?

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

4. What is Boone's plan to have a life with Teal Eye?

5. What information does Jim find out when he is at Fort McKenzie?

6. Which things are adding to the level of anger that Boone has as he waits for Jim to return in Chapter 42?

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

8. What do Boone and Jim talk about In Chapter 32?

9. What is Jim wondering about Boone's intentions in Chapter 26?

10. What is in the letter that Jim had brought for Boone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of how and why Boone, Jim, and Dick all have integral parts in Boone's attempt to save Jim's life by hunting goats in the mountains. Also, include an analysis of the irony that is depicted when Boone destroys his friendship with Jim shortly after working so hard to save his life.

Essay Topic 2

Teal Eye presents a different kind of challenge for Boone when his feelings begin to form out of nowhere.

1) Describe Teal Eye and her original character traits as they are displayed on the Mandan.

2) Explain how Teal Eye acts when she is closer to her native land.

3) Analyze the two events that cause Boone to realize he has developed feelings for Teal Eyes.

Essay Topic 3

As Boone continues to learn more about the Indians, two different tribes form opposite sides of a pending war.

1) Analyze the attack on the Mandan by the Sioux and Boone's response to it.

2) Explain the differences between the Sioux and the Rees.

3) Describe the meeting with the Rees and whether it plays a role in the way Boone deals with Indians later in the story.

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