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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. What is distinct about the Moravian Indians?

2. What sort of friction is there between Colonel Lewis and General Dunmore?

3. In Chapter 2, what does General Dunmore hope to do?

4. What does Tecumseh have to do as a part of his training to be a Brave?

5. What does the adopted Blue Jacket want to see happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Simon got so much land in Chapter 6?

2. What does Simon Kenton become famous for?

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

4. What is the Shawnee Nation divided over in Chapter 5?

5. How do the hostilities with the Indians start in Chapter 2?

6. Who is Ruth?

7. What happens to the Moravian Indians in Chapter 6?

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

9. Why does Bill Grills quit the Frontier?

10. How is Simon adopted into the Shawnee tribe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the notion of historical veracity in fiction. How can it be said that Eckert's book is biased? Is it historically accurate?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the Federal Scout, and why is Simon Kenton not allowed to become one? Consider the duties and the time that the federal scout was employed.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of 'Coming of Age' in The Frontiersman. To whom does this theme apply? Cite examples from the text.

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