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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 new dream does White Man's Dog have in Chapter 9 that foretells of loss and change that will make the Lone Eaters feel as useless as Yellow Kidney?

2. What does Fast Horse's alliance with Owl Child foretell?

3. What happens to Fools Crow after he and Red Paint have been away from camp for 18 days?

4. How does Red Paint feel about her husband going to war with the war party?

5. What new name does White Man's Dog receive after receiving war honors from his participation in a horse raid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Fast Horse decide to go upon his recovery, and why?

2. Why does White Man's Dog think that Yellow Kidney's disappearance and Fast Horse's dream may be related, and what does he do about it?

3. Why does Heavy Shield Woman set a place for her missing husband at the meal she prepares for herself, her daughter and her two sons?

4. Fools Crow does not want to kill a white man as Raven asks, but is finally convinced to comply for what reason?

5. Who does Yellow Kidney assign to the tasks that the raiding party will perform at the Crow camp?

6. Describe Yellow Kidney's return to the Lone Eater's camp.

7. What factors concern Red Paint that cause her to plead with White Man's dog not to go with the war party, and how does White Man's Dog respond?

8. Boss Ribs asks Fools Crow what changed his son. What does Fools Crow tell him?

9. Describe Fast Horse's power dream in Chapter 3.

10. Describe White Man's Dog as he was introduced in the first two chapters of this book.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of Dreams in Fools Crow. Did their belief and faith in dreams enrich their lives or limit and endanger their lives? Were they helpful in dealing with the Napikwan? Were they helpful in dealing with the white scab disease? What would the story have been like if there had been no dreams?

Essay Topic 2

How are the elements of plot (inciting incident, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and resolution) revealed in this novel? Support your contention of which chapter represents the climax. What is the resolution of this story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the phrase, "the price of freedom" as it would relate to the story of Fools Crow. Who is free in this story? Who is not free? Who is losing freedom? What are the Pikunis willing to do to preserve their freedom? What are the Napikwans willing to do to preserve their freedom?

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