Quiz on 'The Light in the Forest'

Who is True Son at the beginning of The Light in the Forest?

• A British soldier

• A Native American boy

• A runaway slave

• A captured white boy raised by Native Americans

How does True Son feel about returning to his biological white family?

• He is excited

• He has mixed feelings

• He is confused

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is True Son's birth name, given by his white family?

• Peter

• John Cameron Butler

• Edward Morgan

• Thomas Stuart

Who is Half Arrow to True Son?

• True Son's biological brother

• True Son's best friend from the Native American village

• True Son's captor

• A white soldier

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

How does True Son’s white family respond to his initial behavior when he returns home?

• They are overjoyed

• They are understanding

• They are frustrated and confused

• They quickly give up on him

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does True Son struggle with the most after being returned to his white family?

• Learning English

• Adapting to Western customs and lifestyle

• Finding his place in the Native American world

• Escaping from his white family

Who is True Son’s white cousin, who tries to befriend him?

• Bejance

• Uncle Wilse

• Gordie

How does Uncle Wilse feel about True Son’s time with the Native Americans?

• He is proud of him

• He is sympathetic

• He is resentful and angry

• He is indifferent

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does True Son plan to do at the end of the novel?

• Return to his white family for good

• Rejoin the Shawnee tribe

• Run away to live on his own

• Go to war with the white settlers

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A