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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman in the garden doing?
(a) She is singing a song of mourning.
(b) She is planting seeds.
(c) She is digging turnips.
(d) She is dancing.

2. From Owl Child's lookout, who does Fast Horse recognize approaching?
(a) Yellow Kidney.
(b) Fools Crow.
(c) Rides-at-the-rails.
(d) Boss Ribs.

3. What does Fast Horse do when he and Owl Child arrive at the war lodge?
(a) He stays with the horses.
(b) He sings his death song.
(c) He sets fire to the war lodge.
(d) He goes inside alone.

4. Which statement is true about Bull Shield's scalp in Chapter 28?
(a) Bull Shields scalp has become shrunken and trivial.
(b) Bull Shield's scalp represents desisive action.
(c) Bull Shield's scalp is powerful medicine.
(d) Bull Shield's scalp represents a bygone era.

5. What does the white man with the pack horses see at the war lodge?
(a) He sees smoke coming out of the chimney.
(b) He sees the war lodge is on fire.
(c) He sees a horse tied outside.
(d) He sees a pack of wolves scavenging on something.

6. Why is Heavy Shield Woman angry with Fools Crow?
(a) She is tired of him asking for a many-shots-gun.
(b) She disagrees with his arrogant and self-serving attitude.
(c) She caught Fools Crow looking at Kills-close-to-the-lake.
(d) She feels he is risking his life for Fast Horse.

7. What does Owl Child do at the war lodge?
(a) He sings his death song.
(b) He stays with the horses.
(c) He goes with Fast Horse into the lodge.
(d) He cooks their dinner.

8. Does Fast Horse know where he is going on this trip, and why?
(a) He knows he is going to a far away land; he does not know why.
(b) He does not know where he is going; he does not know why he needs to take this trip.
(c) He does not know where he is going; only that it will help the Lone Eaters.
(d) He knows he will travel to a canyon; he will discover a new land for the Pikunis.

9. How does Fast Horse identify the body?
(a) The hands have no fingers, so it must be Yellow Kidney.
(b) The clothing shows it was a Napikwan seizer.
(c) He looks at the face and also recognizes Yellow Kidney's rifle.
(d) A note pinned to the body says it was the wife of a Pikunis brave.

10. How far behind Fast Horse is Fools Crow?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three moons.

11. In the final scene of the book, what are the children doing?
(a) The children are starving.
(b) The children are crying for their mothers.
(c) The children are playing in the rain.
(d) The children are sleeping.

12. What does Fast Horse see on the skin after he wakes up?
(a) He sees a small meal set out on the skin and eats it.
(b) He sees the skin is covered with blood.
(c) The yellow skin is empty, even though he saw her painting on it earlier.
(d) The skin is covered with designs he does not understand.

13. How should Fools Crow dress for this trip, according to Nitsokan?
(a) He should dress for winter.
(b) He should dress like a warior.
(c) He should dress in his ceremonial robes.
(d) He should dress like a beggar.

14. Where does Yellow Kidney take shelter after leaving the camp?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a make-shift lean-to.
(c) In an empty war lodge.
(d) In an abandoned ranch house.

15. How long will it take for the cure to arrive?
(a) About a year.
(b) About three days.
(c) About a month.
(d) About a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. At dusk on the third day, where does Fast Horse find himself?

2. Who is in charge of Indian Policy for the Napikwan government?

3. What or who is a "seizer chief?"

4. In Chapter 19, what does Heavy Shield Woman do for her guests?

5. What cure does the Napikwan healer tell the Lone Eaters about?

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