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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ellen Cummings?
(a) Simon's childhood sweetheart.
(b) Simon's aunt.
(c) Simon's mother.
(d) Someone Simon meets on the road.

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

3. After Boone escapes in Chapter 4, what activity does he and Simon take up?
(a) Hunting Big Game.
(b) Stealing horses from the Indians.
(c) Raising crops.
(d) Attacking caravans.

4. When does Simon Kenton meet again with Daniel Boone in Chapter 4?
(a) February, 1779.
(b) February, 1777.
(c) February, 1812.
(d) February, 1778.

5. Who winters with Kenton in Chapter 5, proving to have become a drunk?
(a) Drouillard.
(b) Simon.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Ruth.

6. How does Yaeger die?
(a) He is attacked by the Spanish.
(b) He falls from a tree.
(c) He is attacked by the British.
(d) He is attacked by Indians.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Loramie tell Simon?
(a) That he should leave the frontier.
(b) That he should join the Indians.
(c) That he should proceed further west.
(d) That he still hasn't found the rich canelands.

8. What year was the protagonist born?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1768.

9. What happens to Daniel Boone's expedition?
(a) They get captured by Blue Jacket's Indians.
(b) They get arrested by the British.
(c) They get attacked by Black Hoof.
(d) They get lost.

10. How many Shawnee join Byrd's forces to destroy the Colonists?
(a) 80.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 800.
(d) 850.

11. What does Tecumseh have to do as a part of his training to be a Brave?
(a) Jump off a gorge every day.
(b) Kill a man.
(c) Catch a dangerous snake.
(d) Dive into a freezing lake every day.

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

13. What state was Simon born in?
(a) Ohio.
(b) California.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Kentucky.

14. What does Simon immediately notice about Western Kentucky?
(a) The amount of Indians living there.
(b) The massive amounts of game.
(c) The strange plants.
(d) The strange animals.

15. Why does Blue Jacket sneak into the white settlement in Chapter 6?
(a) To make a secret peace treaty.
(b) To find out when the attack is.
(c) To steal some money.
(d) To kill Clarke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose life does Simon save by carrying him to a fort, under Indian attack?

2. What job does Simon get after saving Strader?

3. Where is Simon when Chapter 3 begins?

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

5. Who is the protagonist of the novel?

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