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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to John Wood in Chapter 2?
(a) He is bitten by a dog.
(b) He falls off a cliff.
(c) He is bitten by a spider.
(d) He is bitten by a copperhead snake.

2. In what year is the president sworn in in Chapter 10?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1801.
(d) 1800.

3. What year does Chapter 6 begin with?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1781.
(d) 1760.

4. In Chapter 7, why does praying help the surrounded colonists?
(a) It scares the Indians.
(b) The attacking Indians do not wish to anger the Great Spirit.
(c) The Indians are Christian.
(d) It gives them resolve.

5. Why does Ruth decide she cannot marry Simon?
(a) Because he is too poor.
(b) Because he isn't a Christian.
(c) Because she couldn't bear hearing of his death.
(d) Because he is too wild.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Simon Kenton fall in love with in Chapter 9?

2. Who adopts Boone in Chapter 4?

3. How few men act as the standing army in and around Kentucky?

4. What name does Simon change his name to, in order to con some food and clothes from a neighbor?

5. What does Simon immediately notice about Western Kentucky?

(see the answer key)

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