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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 does Lola Bourne do with her letter to Set?

2. Who belonged to the dog soldier organization of the Kiowa tribe?

3. How does Worcester Meat feel as his life ends?

4. What does the boy leave behind him?

5. Who is Koi-ehm-toya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting where Set begins his vision quest?

2. How does Worcester Meat feel when he dies?

3. What is unusual about the death of Worcester Meat?

4. For what does Grey thank Lola Bourne?

5. What does Grey see of Set beyond his physical appearance?

6. What understanding about Set does Lola Bourne come to while he is hospitalized?

7. Who becomes the maker of shields?

8. What did every people who inhabited the great plains find there?

9. Why does each man of the Plains Indians look upon Tsoai first thing each morning?

10. As Grey changes from a girl to a woman, how does Set's attitude toward her change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Myths and legends are told through the generations for teaching purposes. The fact that this story ends with Set and Grey's great-great-grandson indicates that their story is part of that march of time. Briefly rewrite the story of Set as a Native American legend.

Essay Topic 2

Every author has a philosophical basis as well as a cultural one for the stories that he chooses to tell. Based on this story, examine what you think are Momaday's deeply-held beliefs about what is important in life. Justify your opinion with quotations and examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Billy the Kid has such fascination for the young Grey that she swoons and can't eat when she reads about him. What is it that intrigues Grey about Billy the Kid? What do you learn about her from the fantasies she enacts with him? Do these fantasies change as the story progresses? Write an essay analyzing the significance of Billy the Kid to Grey and to the story as a whole.

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