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Study Guide

The Ancient Child | Quiz

N. Scott Momaday
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The Ancient Child | Quiz

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1)

What was the name of the first painting Lola Bourne bought from Set? (from Book 1, Chapter 20, It All Comes to Nothing | Book 1, Chapter 21, She Turns to the Painting Again)

"Window in the Dark."
"Centaur in the Dark."
"Girl on Horseback."
"Night Window Man."
2)

How did his stay at Lukachukai affect Set? (from Book 4, Chapter 2, An Awful Quiet Is in His Heart)

It had separated him from all that was familiar.
It had cleared his mind.
It had confused him.
It had frightened him.
3)

Who told Set the story of the boy who turns into a bear? (from Book 1, Chapter 24, This Matter of Having No Name Is Perhaps the Center of the Story | Book 1, Chapter 25, The Bear Comes Forth)

His father, Cate.
Sister Stella Francesca.
Kope'mah.
Grey.
4)

What does Set think that Grey has more than beauty? (from Book 1, Chapter 22, He Comes into the Presence of the Darkest Power | Book 1, Chapter 23, Does He Have a Vision and a Song?)

She is intelligent.
She is graceful.
She is childlike.
She is infinitely interesting.
5)

Why does Set hesitate to answer the telephone? (from Book 2, Chapter 1, In the Hold of Such Events There Is Little to Be Said | Book 2, Chapter 2, The Reflection in the Glass Is the Transparent Mask of a Man)

He doesn't want to tell the story of the bear.
He doesn't want to speak to anyone.
He is not absolutely sure that he can speak.
He doesn't want to confess that he is sick.
6)

What does Dr. Terriman say about Lola Bourne''s ability to help Set? (from Book 2, Chapter 7, He Dances)

Your love is powerful enough to cure him.
The love of 100 women would not be enough.
Love is all you need.
Love will see him through.
7)

How is Set's health as he begins his vision quest? (from Book 4, Chapter 2, An Awful Quiet Is in His Heart)

He is weak from his illness.
He is twenty years too old.
He is tired.
He is physically fit.
8)

What did Koi-ehm-toya's great-great grandson become? (from Epilogue)

A grass dancer.
A medicine man.
A maker of shields.
A painter.
9)

Who belonged to the dog soldier organization of the Kiowa tribe? (from Book 2, Chapter 5, Even on the Verge of Madness There Are Times of Profound Lucidity | Book 2, Chapter 6, The Unknown Is the Largest Part of the Universe)

The chiefs.
The warriors.
The renegades.
The ten bravest men.
10)

Why was the Piegan camp troubled when the unknown boy came to their camp, then disappeared? (from Book 1, Chapter 24, This Matter of Having No Name Is Perhaps the Center of the Story | Book 1, Chapter 25, The Bear Comes Forth)

They had become fond of him.
They suspected he was evil.
He had become part of their story.
They were afraid for his welfare.
11)

What did the old man say the child must be if not a bear? (from Book 3, Chapter 1, How Can We Believe in the Child?)

A badger.
A coyote.
A wolf.
A dog.
12)

What does Bent tell Set when Set sees a vision of Bent in the garden? (from Book 2, Chapter 8, I Am Looking for the Boy)

Bent is looking for the boy.
Bent is looking for his glasses.
Bent is looking for the dog.
Bent is looking at the flowers.
13)

Who was the only member of the tribe to grieve the loss of the children who had disappeared? (from Book 2, Chapter 1, In the Hold of Such Events There Is Little to Be Said | Book 2, Chapter 2, The Reflection in the Glass Is the Transparent Mask of a Man)

The medicine man.
Koi-ehm-toya.
The strangers.
The parents.
14)

How does Worcester Meat feel as his life ends? (from Book 3, Chapter 4, He Perceives the Brilliance of the Meadow)

Serene and refreshed.
Impatient and angry.
Tired and sick.
Lonely and frightened.
15)

What color is the medicine bundle? (from Book 1, Chapter 22, He Comes into the Presence of the Darkest Power | Book 1, Chapter 23, Does He Have a Vision and a Song?)

Black.
Brown.
White.
Red.
16)

What does Billy the Kid do to prepare for his conversation with Sitting Bear? (from Book 2, Chapter 12, She Draws Lines on the Red Earth)

Memorizes a speech.
Buys a speech.
Invents a speech.
Writes a speech.
17)

What does Milo Mottledmare leave for Worcester Meat? (from Book 3, Chapter 4, He Perceives the Brilliance of the Meadow)

Crackers and cheese.
Bread and fruit.
Apples and cheese.
Sandwiches.
18)

What does the Navajo part of Grey long for? (from Book 2, Chapter 10, Her Belief Has Become Absolute)

She wants to be a warrior.
She wants to travel.
She wants to plant seeds and tend flocks.
She wants to ride a fast horse.
19)

Why couldn't the plains have an ordinary place name? (from Book 4, Chapter 1, It Is Called, Therefore, "The Land of Innumerable Long Distances")

They were too flat.
They were too vast.
They were too frightening.
They were too boring.
20)

Who is Koi-ehm-toya? (from Epilogue)

Set.
Grey.
Bent.
Kope'mah.
21)

What quality did the Kiowas have that the Navajo did not approve? (from Book 2, Chapter 5, Even on the Verge of Madness There Are Times of Profound Lucidity | Book 2, Chapter 6, The Unknown Is the Largest Part of the Universe)

Thievery.
Daring.
Dishonesty.
Arrogance.
22)

Why does Lola Bourne find it easy to relinquish Set to Grey? (from Book 2, Chapter 11, There Is a Giving Over, a Reconciliation, a Benediction)

She no longer knows him.
She is hurt by Set's faithlessness.
She doesn't love Set.
She is tired of him.
23)

When Set returns to his adoptive father Bent's house, who does he see at first in his mind's eye? (from Book 2, Chapter 8, I Am Looking for the Boy)

Himself as a boy.
Bent.
Lukie.
Senora Archuleta.
24)

What does Grey do to prepare for her life with Set? (from Book 2, Chapter 12, She Draws Lines on the Red Earth)

She asks Kope'mah where to go.
She explains their future to him.
She prays and draws their journey in the dirt.
She asks Set what he would like to do.
25)

What is "Indian time?" (from Book 1, Chapter 22, He Comes into the Presence of the Darkest Power | Book 1, Chapter 23, Does He Have a Vision and a Song?)

Things happen as they happen.
There is no such thing as time.
Everyone is late.
Daylight Savings Time.
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