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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Boone's fort under siege and yet didn't fall?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 25 days.
(d) 13 days.

2. What date does Cornstalk attack Colonel Lewis's force?
(a) October 5, 1874.
(b) October 1, 1874.
(c) October 6, 1874.
(d) October 6, 1974.

3. What happens to the Edgars in Chapter 5?
(a) They are arrested by the Spanish.
(b) They are arrested by the French.
(c) They are arrested by the British.
(d) They are arrested by the Italian.

4. Who are the missionaries that have to leave their fork in the river because of Indian threats?
(a) Moravians.
(b) Anglicans.
(c) Romanians.
(d) Carpathians.

5. What challenge do the Indians force Simon to pass?
(a) Jumping a waterfall.
(b) A run called the gauntlet.
(c) Capturing a snake.
(d) Climbing a cliff.

6. What role do Simon and Girty play in the peace in Chapter 2?
(a) They are messengers between the Indians and the Whites.
(b) They surrender their side.
(c) They kill the Indian chief.
(d) They help defeat the Indians.

7. Why does Simon hide up a tree?
(a) He is caught by a buffalo herd.
(b) An angry mob is after him.
(c) Indians are after him.
(d) The British are after him.

8. Who is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) Dan Johnston.
(b) William Leaching.
(c) Bill Grills.
(d) Simon Kenton.

9. What is the name of the second girl that Simon becomes enamored by?
(a) Martha.
(b) Emily.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Elaine.

10. What does the adopted Blue Jacket want to see happen?
(a) War with the Spanish.
(b) War with the British.
(c) War with the settlers.
(d) War with the Whites.

11. In Chapter 4, who is Girty about to work for?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The British.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Americans.

12. What State does Chapter 6 begin in?
(a) Virginia.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Kentucky.

13. Whom does Simon first meet on the road after running away?
(a) Tecumseh.
(b) Dan Johnson.
(c) Bill Grills.
(d) Blue Jacket.

14. Whose life does Simon save by carrying him to a fort, under Indian attack?
(a) John Yaeger.
(b) Daniel Boone.
(c) Simon Girty.
(d) Daniel Boothe.

15. What name does Simon change his name to, in order to con some food and clothes from a neighbor?
(a) Fletcher.
(b) Butler.
(c) Miller.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon do the British use, which the Colonists have no hope of using?

2. Who is impressed at Simon's shooting in Chapter 1?

3. What Native American chief goes to Fort Randolph to talk to the Whites?

4. What happens to John Wood in Chapter 2?

5. How far was the turkey shot, in Chapter 1?

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