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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. Why is Boone looking for Judge Test and Bedwell in Chapter 44?

2. What does Teal Eye tell Jim before Boone returns to the camp in Chapter 42?

3. How many Indians arrive at the campsite in Chapter 26?

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

5. What river does Boone see after reaching Dearborn Valley in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Boone and Jim eventually find the remnants of Teal Eye's tribe and what does Boone do when they get there?

2. What does Boone do in order to get the goats back to the camp?

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

4. How does Boone use logic and resilience while hunting for goats in the mountains in Chapter 39?

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

6. What is Boone's opinion of the pass that Peabody selects for a mountain pass?

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

8. How does Teal Eye respond to seeing Boone again and what is done to consider Boone's request for her?

9. What discussion do Boone and Teal Eye have before he leaves for Oregon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Teal Eye's pregnancy has an unanticipated effect on Boone and their relationship.

1) Describe how Boone first learns that Teal Eye is pregnant and his response to the news.

2) Explain how Boone reacts to discovering his son's blindness.

3) Analyze the validity of Boone's anger over his son's appearance and the implications he draws from it.

Essay Topic 3

Boone finds Teal Eye's tribe and is given permission to be with her according to the Indian customs and gifts that are exchanged.

1) Describe the difficulty Boone has in locating Teal Eye's tribe because of the disease that has spread.

2) Explain the customs that Boone goes through in order to acquire a life with Teal Eye.

3) Compare the way that Boone adapts to the Indian way of life with his inability to adapt to civilized life at the end of the story.

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