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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 job does Simon get after saving Strader?

2. What challenge do the Indians force Simon to pass?

3. Why does Ruth decide she cannot marry Simon?

4. Who is Ellen Cummings?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where and when was Simon Kenton born?

5. Who is Ruth?

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

7. What does Simon Kenton become famous for?

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

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

10. What is so devastating about the British military force?

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

Discuss Simon Kenton's wilful stubbornness as a character. At first it appears to be a flaw in childhood, only to be a virtue in his later career as a frontiersman. How would you agree or disagree with this?

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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