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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. Who forces True Son to wash and dress in white clothing?

2. What is the master language of Indians?

3. How does True Son escape while crossing the river?

4. What does Del Hardy do when he first sees Fort Pitt?

5. True Son thinks that all white people look the same. Who is the one white who stands out to True Son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fort Pitt as Del Hardy sees it.

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

3. True Son envisions how his funeral will be when he kills himself. Describe his vision.

4. Little Crain thinks that the white people act strange for what reason?

5. Del describes Colonel Bouquet as the peacefullest man but mad as a wolverine. What is meant by this?

6. Describe Fort Pitt as True Son sees it.

7. What does True Son think about the white village that the party camps near?

8. What did the spell that Cuyloga placed on True Son do?

9. How does Uncle Wilse react to being asked if a man who murdered his wife and children is his brother?

10. Explain the reasoning for Cuyloga sending the message for True Son not to resist the whites.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From a small child, Cuyloga tells True Son that his white blood has been changed to Indian blood. In the end, however, Cuyloga tells True Son that his blood is thin like the whites, rather than thick like an Indian's. What external measurements is Cuyloga using to determine what type of blood True Son has? If Harry Butler used external measurements important to him, what type of blood would he determine that True Son has, in your opinion?

Essay Topic 2

How does True Son feel about his work in the fields? What does Bejance say about it? Compare and contrast Harry Butler's and Cuyloga's attitudes towards the chore.

Essay Topic 3

What bother's True Son about the scalp that Thitpan has claimed? Knowing Cuyloga's attitude on the subject, do you think that True Son would feel the same way if he had never gone to live with the Butlers? Why or why not?

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