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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 meeting does Kenton discover in Chapter 10?

2. Why do the Indians and the Whites feast together?

3. When are Elizabeth and Simon Kenton Senior married?

4. What is important about February 15th, 1787?

5. What does Tecumseh plan for the future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What military role is Simon Kenton given in Chapter 9?

2. What happens to Chiksika?

3. What natural occurrence predicts the war between Tecumseh and the Americans?

4. What breaks up Tecumseh's relationship with Rebecca?

5. What religion does Kenton convert to, and what changes about his personality?

6. What military role is Blue Jacket given in Chapter 9?

7. What impact do the deaths of Simon Kenton's family have on his character?

8. What does Kenton witness, that causes him to urge for increased military action against Tecumseh?

9. What actions do the British take in Chapter 10?

10. What happens to Simon Kenton's family in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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