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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 does Tecumseh plan for the future?

2. Who is the chief of the Shawnees at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. Which illness does Simon Kenton Senior suffer from?

4. What year does Simon's mother die?

5. When are Elizabeth and Simon Kenton Senior married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Martha Dowden?

2. Why is literacy and education becoming important in Chapter 8?

3. What is the significance of the death of Johnny Logan?

4. In what way does Tecumseh's brother almost fumble Tecumseh's best-laid plans?

5. Why does Blue Jacket kill his own brother?

6. What military role is Simon Kenton given in Chapter 9?

7. What happens when Blue Jacket is captured in Chapter 7?

8. What religion does Kenton convert to, and what changes about his personality?

9. What feelings does Blue Jacket have towards the Braves under his command?

10. What does Kenton witness, that causes him to urge for increased military action against Tecumseh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the Federal Scout, and why is Simon Kenton not allowed to become one? Consider the duties and the time that the federal scout was employed.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Simon's relationship with Martha, and then with Elizabeth. How were the two women similar?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the actions of the character Simon Girty in the book. Why does he appear to help two sides of the war at the same time? What quotes point towards his real motivations and inner character?

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