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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 Set have to learn to converse with Lela?

2. What kept Maman-ti from dismounting to take shelter from the storm?

3. What did Koi-ehm-toya's great-great-grandson put on his shields?

4. What did Koi-ehm-toya's great-great grandson become?

5. Who killed Billy the Kid?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the native people move south into the great plains?

3. For what does Grey thank Lola Bourne?

4. What is the vision that Set hopes to see?

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

6. Why does Dr. Merriman's knowledge of folklore, witchcraft, and medical mythology fail to impress Set?

7. How does Worcester Meat feel when he dies?

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

9. What does Set mean when he tells Lela that the bear stands against him, and that he is the bear?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The horse Dog has significance in this story. Why is he important? What do we learn about Grey from Dog's response to her and from her dealings with him?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the differences in communication styles between Native Americans as viewed in this story and members of the mainstream culture. Find examples in the story to demonstrate cultural differences in communication.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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