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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bill Grills leave the frontier?

2. Why is Simon adopted into the Shawnee Tribe?

3. What happens to John Wood in Chapter 2?

4. What happens to Daniel Boone's daughter?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Loramie tell Simon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Simon find out in Chapter 5 that he can use his real name once again?

3. What happens to Yaeger and George Strader at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

6. What family is hiding Kenton in Chapter 5?

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

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

9. Where is Simon Kenton attempting to travel to in Chapter 1?

10. How is Simon adopted into the Shawnee tribe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your own words, would you suggest that The Frontiersman presents an accurate picture of American history? How could you agree or disagree?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the use of foreshadowing in the book. How can we detect the spiralling violence, the escalation of threat in the players’ lives? Cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Simon Kenton as a child. Describe Tecumseh as a child. How are the two similar? Dissimilar?

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