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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 was the name of Tecumseh's closest brother?

2. Who is Simon Kenton betrothed to in Chapter 7?

3. What religion does Kenton convert to?

4. Who is at the head of the disastrous army in Chapter 9?

5. What does Simon Kenton do at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event in Chapter 8 helps the States join together?

2. Why is Simon Kenton suddenly in financial trouble in Chapter 10?

3. Why is literacy and education becoming important in Chapter 8?

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

5. How does Simon take to protecting his fellow colonists in Chapter 7?

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

7. What happens to Chiksika?

8. Why is St. Claire forced to resign?

9. Who is the aging chief of the Shawnee tribe in Chapter 7, and how does he pass away?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Simon's relationship with Martha, and then with Elizabeth. How were the two women similar?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think about Blue Jacket's conversion to the Shawnee tribe? Does Blue Jacket lose some of his own heritage in doing so? Assess Blue Jacket's character in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Simon's first encounters with Bill Grills. How does he learn from these events? What does he think of the other men of Grills's party?

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