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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 Blue Jacket do upon meeting his relative?

2. What do Simon and Martha call their daughter?

3. Why is Blue Jacket disgusted with the young Braves under his command?

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

5. Why does Simon Kenton not get hired as a scout in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 8, why do the French colonists arrive in Ohio?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Martha Dowden?

9. Why does America go to war in 1812?

10. What feelings does Blue Jacket have towards the Braves under his command?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Greed in The Frontiersman by Allan W. Ekert. Which character(s) personify it? What does it motivate them to do?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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