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

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

3. What job does Simon get after saving Strader?
(a) Surveyor with the Greathouse expedition.
(b) Officer.
(c) Miller.
(d) Miner.

4. What offer does Simon refuse in Chapter 4?
(a) To marry Boone's daughter.
(b) To go on a hunting expedition with Boone.
(c) To emigrate.
(d) To join with the British.

5. 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 kill Clarke.
(d) To steal some money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes the new governor of Kentucky?

2. Whom does Simon fight before running away?

3. What does Thomas Bullitt negotiate with the Chilahgawtha Indians in Chapter 2?

4. What is distinct about the Moravian Indians?

5. What does George Strader decide to do in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Simon Kenton start stealing horses?

5. What happens to Chief Cornstalk when he goes to Fort Randolph?

6. How does Simon's father die?

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

8. How is Simon adopted into the Shawnee tribe?

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

10. In what ways do chiefs Cornstalk and Logan both change their minds?

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