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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. How many muskets does Kin say that the men have who are walking barefoot on a trail?

2. How many fish does Henry catch while they are trying to get the girls back to their families?

3. Who does the old Indian who was sent to find Yance say took Carrie Penney?

4. What is the name of Pike's ship?

5. How old does Yance believe that Carrie Penney is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Henry learn to speak English?

2. Why does Kin believe it is important to read?

3. How did Henry become the servant of a ship's captain?

4. Why does Kin believe that something is on the trail he watches while he hunts?

5. What does Kin tell Yance before he leaves for the West Indies?

6. Why does Yance say that he and Kin will be alone looking for the kidnapped girls?

7. How did Henry become a slave?

8. Why is Reverend Blaxton considered to be eccentric?

9. What does Diana think of Kin when she first meets him?

10. How does Yance describe Diana Macklin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kin discusses the importance of reading, thinking and learning. Discuss Kin's education and what education means to Kin.

Essay Topic 2

Kin and Yance have to elude their pursuers. Discuss how Kin and Yance elude their pursuers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the protagonist and antagonist in the novel.

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