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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 years has Napoleon Bonaparte waited for his war?
2. With what does Alvin need Measure's help?
3. What is the strong number, according to Ta-Kumsaw?
4. What is embroidered on the kerchief in Measure's hand?
5. Old Hickory won't let them search for whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Alvin and Measure differ in the way they view their family?
2. Why is Measure offended that the Red men haven't treated him fairly in the Gatlopp?
3. What does Taleswapper have in his bag?
4. Why does La Fayette want Napoleon out of command?
5. What kinds of options does Measure have? How are these options merely illusions?
6. What is Ta-Kumsaw convinced is the reason for Alvin's grief? What is Taleswapper's argument?
7. What is the only way that Ta-Kumsaw can get to Alvin and why does he need to do so?
8. Why does La Fayette wish that Napoleon were merely a "vain posturer with a gift for seducing the loyalty of his betters"(266)?
9. What does Alvin figure has happened when he explains what the Chok-Taw have done to the saddles?
10. What specifically hurts Alvin when he examines his brother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Tenska-Tawa and any other Prophet of history. What are their similarities and what are their differences? Who made a better spiritual leader and why? Is it possible the spiritual aspects of the true Tenskwatawa are downplayed in modern history due to their origins? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the difference between Alvin Miller Sr. and Armor-of-God, especially when it comes to treating the Reds. How does Alvin Miller Sr.'s reaction belie his true feelings in regards to the Reds? What would this be called today, and what would be the ramifications of inciting violence towards a specific group?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the emergence of the Christian religion in this novel. How does it interfere with the average individual's practice of knacks? Is Armor-of-God's intolerance of knackery a preview of what is to come in North America (think Salem Witch Trials) or not?
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