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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 does Colonel David Williamson decide to do with the Moravian Indians?

2. Who is the protagonist of the novel?

3. Whom does Simon first meet on the road after running away?

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

5. Where is Simon trying to get to in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Simon Kenton become famous for?

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

3. Where and when was Simon Kenton born?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Simon adopted into the Shawnee tribe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Studying the use of foreshadowing, dramatic tension and resolution, discuss whether the ending of the story is a fitting resolution to the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the actions and the eventual fate of the Greathouse party/expedition. Do you think they deserved their fate? Why do you think they did what they did?

Essay Topic 3

How does Simon Kenton become known as Simon Butler? When does he change his name back?

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