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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. On the trail the soldiers take from camp, what sign does True Son see, symbolizing his will to go home?

2. What is the red-haired guard called?

3. What is True Son's Indian mother's name?

4. What is True Son's white father's first name?

5. After leaving Fort Pitt, what does True Son see to make him refer to whites as the white destroyers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fort Pitt as True Son sees it.

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

3. What are some of the things that the white soldiers do that True Son, Little Crane, and Half Arrow think are strange?

4. True Son sees a tree on the march from the camp. Describe the tree and explain what it means to True Son.

5. What makes True Son feel worse after he leaves Fort Pitt and why?

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

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

8. Describe Fort Pitt as Del Hardy sees it.

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe three scenes in which there are extensive details of people, places or events. Are these details necessary? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

True Son becomes uncomfortable with the stories that Little Crane told Uncle Wilse. What are the stories, and why is True Son uncomfortable with them when Half Arrow is not?

Essay Topic 3

True Son often refers to things in nature as family members. Name three instances of this. What does this make the reader think and feel about True Son?

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