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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman that Simon has feelings for in Chapter 4?
(a) Sugar Tree.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Sutawnee.
(d) Pea Stalk.

2. What happens to Daniel Boone's daughter?
(a) She marries an Indian.
(b) She marries a British officer.
(c) She is captured by the British.
(d) She is captured by Indians.

3. Why is Simon adopted into the Shawnee Tribe?
(a) Because he is Simon Girty's blood brother.
(b) Because he is a good hunter.
(c) Because he is tall.
(d) Because he is brave.

4. What are Tomahawk Improvements?
(a) A means of felling trees better.
(b) A means of claiming a land for your own.
(c) A means of making better weapons.
(d) A means of felling trees better.

5. How far was the turkey shot, in Chapter 1?
(a) 300 feet.
(b) 332 feet.
(c) 330 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Boone escapes in Chapter 4, what activity does he and Simon take up?

2. What does Simon Girty tell the Whites in Chapter 6?

3. How much land does Simon offer to each of his family and neighbors to return with him to Kentucky?

4. What role do Simon and Girty play in the peace in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Blue Jacket sneak into the white settlement in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Simon Kenton start stealing horses?

2. What town is Simon Kenton hiding in at the beginning of Chaper 5?

3. What was Simon Kenton known for as a youth and why?

4. What is 'the gauntlet', and why does Simon have to run it?

5. How does Simon Girty try to stop the retaliation in Chapter 6?

6. Who surveys the site for the first city in Kentucky?

7. Where and when was Simon Kenton born?

8. What role does Simon Kenton play in the battles with the Indians in Chapter 2?

9. How is Simon adopted into the Shawnee tribe?

10. How does Simon Kenton save Daniel's life?

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