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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 is Eli McCullough related to Jeanne McCullough?
2. What is the German captive called among the Comanches of Eli’s tribe?
3. What is the name of the boy that was kidnapped and killed by Indians a month before the raid on Eli’s family’s home?
4. From whose perspective is Chapter Eight related?
5. In Chapter Sixteen, Eli says that the Comanches own all the territory between Mexico and where during the time that Eli is with them?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of ethnic bias illustrated in Chapters Nine through Thirteen?
2. How does Peter’s account of the incident with the Garcias differ from his father’s in Chapter Six?
3. What are Jeanne’s perceptions of her classmates at the girl’s boarding school in Chapter Seventeen?
4. How do the Colonel and Charles differ in their viewpoints about their land and future?
5. How are the living conditions of the Indians described in Chapter Nineteen?
6. How does the McCullough family’s acquisition of the Garcias’ land impact the community in Chapter Eighteen? How does Peter feel about the acquisition?
7. How does Jeanne perceive her father’s death?
8. What time period is Chapter Four set in? How old is Eli, and what position does he have within his family?
9. What items are taken when Eli’s family’s home is ambushed by the Indians in Chapter Four? Why are they taken?
10. How do Eli and Martin differ in their response to the circumstances once they are captives in Chapter Four?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the theme of “America’s creation myth” in The Son. How would you describe your personal idea of the creation myth of America? How is this myth displayed in the novel? Do you think that author Philipp Meyer brings up questions of the myth of America in the course of his story? How?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author’s historical depictions of the Indian raids in Texas in the 1840s. How frequently were homes attacked in the settlements that bordered on or crossed into Indian Territory? How did these raids impact Indian/Settler relations? How accurate are the author’s depictions of this era and the surrounding circumstances of both the settlers and the Native Americans?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Corkie and Jonas in the novel. Where does Jeanne meet Corkie? What are her impressions of this character? How are Jeanne and Jonas similar? How do these characters differ?
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