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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 do True Son and Half Arrow use for shelter from the rain?

2. Where does True Son take the once hidden provisions from?

3. Who does Aunt Kate say is responsible for bringing True Son back home?

4. What does True Son's father say when True Son tells him that he is going to see Corn Blade?

5. Why won't True Son run away when he is sent to get a new basket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Bejance tells True Son "They have the harness on you Injun boy." What does he mean by this?

2. Describe True Son's feelings about Del's departure.

3. What does the doctor say is wrong with True Son?

4. Describe True Son's arrival at his village.

5. Gordie tells the basket maker that he is a slave. How does he respond?

6. What does Parson Elder tell Myra and Kate after talking to True Son?

7. What do True Son and Half Arrow pass the second night in the boat? What does True Son say about it?

8. How does True Son find Half Arrow?

9. Describe True Son and Half Arrows first several days back at Lenni Lenape.

10. What news is brought to Harry Butler? Who is the messenger?

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

Describe three scenes in which there is extensive use of imagery. Does this add anything significant to the story? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Cuyloga's home as compared to Harry Butler's. What are True Son's feelings towards the two structures? Do you think that the feelings come from the structures themselves, or from the people that they represent?

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