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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. When are Elizabeth and Simon Kenton Senior married?

2. What meeting happens in 1789 that clears the way for Ohio's Statehood?

3. Who kills Moluntha?

4. Who is sworn in as president of the United States in Chapter 10?

5. How many men does Congress think have been killed and scalped?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Martha Dowden?

3. Why is St. Claire forced to resign?

4. Why does America go to war in 1812?

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

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

7. Why does Blue Jacket kill his own brother?

8. What happens when Blue Jacket is captured in Chapter 7?

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

10. Why do the Indians hate Greathouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Tecumseh come to depend on his younger brother? What's the outcome of that alliance?

Essay Topic 2

Contrast and compare the two lead Native American characters; Tecumseh and Blue Jacket. Who is the most loyal? What are their different strengths and weaknesses?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the use of foreshadowing in the book. How can we detect the spiralling violence, the escalation of threat in the players’ lives? Cite examples from the text.

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