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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 old friend does Simon Kenton meet in Chapter 4?

2. What is Marmaduke von Swearingen's new Indian Name?

3. How far was the turkey shot, in Chapter 1?

4. What challenge do the Indians force Simon to pass?

5. What does Simon immediately notice about Western Kentucky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Moravian Indians in Chapter 6?

2. What does Simon Kenton become famous for?

3. What town is Simon Kenton hiding in at the beginning of Chaper 5?

4. What is 'the gauntlet', and why does Simon have to run it?

5. What is so devastating about the British military force?

6. Where and when was Simon Kenton born?

7. How is Simon adopted into the Shawnee tribe?

8. Where is Simon Kenton attempting to travel to in Chapter 1?

9. Why has Simon got so much land in Chapter 6?

10. In Chapter 3, who are the colonists at war with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Simon Kenton become known as Simon Butler? When does he change his name back?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Simon Kenton's wilful stubbornness as a character. At first it appears to be a flaw in childhood, only to be a virtue in his later career as a frontiersman. How would you agree or disagree with this?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think about Blue Jacket's conversion to the Shawnee tribe? Does Blue Jacket lose some of his own heritage in doing so? Assess Blue Jacket's character in the book.

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