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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 old is the bold young lady that Blaxton and Maverick say disappeared a while back?

2. Where does Samuel Maverick live?

3. At the end of Chapter 7, how close is the Sacketts' camp to the camp of their pursuers?

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

5. What is Carrie's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there peace between Tenaco's tribe and the white men?

2. How did Henry learn to speak English?

3. What does Diana tell Kin about Samuel Maverick?

4. Why does the Musketaquid River worry Kin?

5. Why did the northern settlers put Yance in the stocks and how did he get free?

6. What does Kin tell Anna Temperance of life at Shooting Creek?

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

8. Why is Kin cautious about helping the Indian he sees coming up the path?

9. What evidence is available that could cause Diana to be brought up before the assises?

10. How do Kin and Yance know that the girls have escaped their captors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yance and Kin use deductive reasoning to locate the girls after they escape. Discuss how Yance and Kin use deductive reasoning to locate the girls.

Essay Topic 2

Kin experiences a number of conflicts--internal and external. Discuss conflicts that Kin experiences in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how dialogue is used in the novel to reveal information about characters and to advance plot.

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