The Light in the Forest Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Light in the Forest Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 True Son disappointed that Del is accompanying him and his white father?

2. What does True Son's brother ask True Son to do with his Indian clothes after he changes out of them?

3. True Son realizes that the many people gathered to meet the party are who?

4. What is the red-haired guard called?

5. What does Mrs. Butler say that True Son will have to do if he does not say the name that he was born with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does True Son tell his father about the Susquehanna River?

2. Compare/contrast Del Hardy's reaction to seeing Fort Pitt to True Son's reaction to the same.

3. The guards are amazed at the outpouring of love and grief for the whites that were given up. Although they are astonished at this, what is it that they can't get over? Why do you think that it surprised them?

4. When Cuyloga leaves True Son in the white's camp, True Son thinks about his home in the tribe. How does he remember it?

5. Describe True Son's first meeting with his mother.

6. Why did Half Arrow stop marching with True son at night?

7. What is the Peshtank story?

8. Describe Fort Pitt as Del Hardy sees it.

9. When Del and True Son are arguing about whether True Son is white or Indian, True Son holds out his arm and says, "You call this White?" How does Del try to counter this argument?

10. There is one thing that the white soldiers do that Little Crane, True Son, and Half Arrow have seen the white soldiers doing and hope they continue to do so. What is it and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

List at least one instance of foreshadowing. What is the role of foreshadowing in literature? Is the author successful in the use of foreshadowing in this story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Cuyloga's home as compared to Harry Butler's. What are True Son's feelings towards the two structures? Do you think that the feelings come from the structures themselves, or from the people that they represent?

Essay Topic 3

Describe three scenes in which there is extensive use of imagery. Does this add anything significant to the story? Explain your answer.

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