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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. Why is Half Arrow surprised at True Son's appearance?

2. Where does True Son try to hide from his father?

3. True Son realizes that the many people gathered to meet the party are who?

4. What is True Son's white mother's first name?

5. What spell did True Son's Indian father perform on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that the white soldiers do that True Son, Little Crane, and Half Arrow think are strange?

2. Compare/contrast Del Hardy's reaction to seeing Fort Pitt to True Son's reaction to the same.

3. What makes True Son feel worse after he leaves Fort Pitt and why?

4. What does True Son think about the white village that the party camps near?

5. Explain the reasoning for Cuyloga sending the message for True Son not to resist the whites.

6. What does True Son tell his father about the Susquehanna River?

7. Little Crain thinks that the white people act strange for what reason?

8. True Son envisions how his funeral will be when he kills himself. Describe his vision.

9. How does True Son compare his white father to Cuyloga?

10. Del describes Colonel Bouquet as the peacefullest man but mad as a wolverine. What is meant by this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe three scenes in which there is extensive use of imagery. Does this add anything significant to the story? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

True Son's Indian family and white family have different values and moral standards. Do you think that living with the Butler's changed True Son's values, morals, or beliefs from those at the beginning of the story? What evidence do you see that leads you to your conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

After fleeing from the Butler's barn, True Son realizes that he can not go back to that town, or he will be hanged or imprisoned. At the end of the story, True Son can no longer go into Indian territory. Do you think that he regrets either or both actions that have put him in this situation? Why or why not?

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