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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 was used to bind True son's hands?

2. A body was found near camp one morning. Little Crane suspects that the soldiers did it. Who was killed?

3. What is True Son's little brother's name?

4. What did True Son where when taken into the camp?

5. Half Arrow decided that the guards are so pale and bandy-legged for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Fort Pitt as True Son sees it.

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

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

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

8. How does True Son compare his white father to Cuyloga?

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

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

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

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 narrative mode is this story written in? Be as specific as possible.

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