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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 spell did True Son's Indian father perform on him?
2. What does True Son say when he first reunites with his white father?
3. True Son compares white people and Indian people to what?
4. Why did the Indians give up their whites?
5. How was a dispute settled when more than one person claimed to be the relative of a returned captive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the reasoning for Cuyloga sending the message for True Son not to resist the whites.
2. Compare/contrast Del Hardy's reaction to seeing Fort Pitt to True Son's reaction to the same.
3. 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?
4. What makes True Son feel worse after he leaves Fort Pitt and why?
5. Why did Half Arrow stop marching with True son at night?
6. True Son sees a tree on the march from the camp. Describe the tree and explain what it means to True Son.
7. What does True Son think about the white village that the party camps near?
8. Half Arrow presents True Son with gifts. What are they and what messages do they hold?
9. True Son envisions how his funeral will be when he kills himself. Describe his vision.
10. Uncle George tells True Son that they have taken the law into their own hands for what reason?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does True Son call out a warning to the boat? Do you think that True Son felt the way he did because of Cuyloga's influence, Gordies, something within himself, or a combination? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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