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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 does Half Arrow decide that it's okay to march with True son to keep him company.
2. What calms True Son down enough to sleep on his first night in the Butler house?
3. What is the name of True Son's Indian father?
4. True Son's Indian father tells his son to go like an Indian and give him no more shame. What did he mean by this?
5. When Half Arrow shows up, who does he say that he is?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the things that the white soldiers do that True Son, Little Crane, and Half Arrow think are strange?
2. Half Arrow presents True Son with gifts. What are they and what messages do they hold?
3. Compare/contrast Del Hardy's reaction to seeing Fort Pitt to True Son's reaction to the same.
4. True Son sees a tree on the march from the camp. Describe the tree and explain what it means to True Son.
5. Why did Half Arrow stop marching with True son at night?
6. What is the Peshtank story?
7. Describe Fort Pitt as True Son sees it.
8. Explain the reasoning for Cuyloga sending the message for True Son not to resist the whites.
9. Uncle George tells True Son that they have taken the law into their own hands for what reason?
10. Describe True Son's first meeting with his mother.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
True Son's Indian family and white family have different values and moral standards. Do you think that living with the Butler's changed True Son's values, morals, or beliefs from those at the beginning of the story? What evidence do you see that leads you to your conclusion?
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the story, True Son acknowledges that this trip into white society is similar to the one that he made before. Explain the similarities. True Son also acknowledges that he would trade the first trip for this one. Explain why.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the relationships between True Son and the Butler family. Compare those to the relationships between True Son and his Indian family.
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