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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 Simon Kenton imprisoned in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 7, why does praying help the surrounded colonists?

3. What year does Simon's brother die?

4. What rule does Tecumseh impose upon his followers in Chapter 11?

5. What family member does Blue Jacket meet in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Indians hate Greathouse?

2. What does Tecumseh plan to do in Chapter 10?

3. What natural occurrence predicts the war between Tecumseh and the Americans?

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

5. Who is Martha Dowden?

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

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

8. In Chapter 8, why do the French colonists arrive in Ohio?

9. What breaks up Tecumseh's relationship with Rebecca?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the differences between the living conditions of the early settlers and the life of someone such as yourself today.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Greed in The Frontiersman by Allan W. Ekert. Which character(s) personify it? What does it motivate them to do?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Simon's first encounters with Bill Grills. How does he learn from these events? What does he think of the other men of Grills's party?

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