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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 increases the bond between Set and Grey?

2. What did Koi-ehm-toya's great-great-grandson dream of in his old age?

3. How do the hospital staff treat Set?

4. What does Milo Mottledmare leave for Worcester Meat?

5. What does Dr. Terriman say about Lola Bourne''s ability to help Set?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the boy that Set sees and hears in the garden of his old house?

3. How does Worcester Meat feel when he dies?

4. For what does Grey thank Lola Bourne?

5. What do the lines on the red earth represent?

6. Why does Grey feel at once humbled and important when she thinks of Set?

7. Grey closes one calendar and opens another in Chapter Eleven of Book Two. What do these different calendars represent?

8. In Chapter Twelve, Grey does something that has been important to her for the last time. What is it?

9. Why were the Piegan people unable to believe in the child?

10. Who becomes the maker of shields?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Names play an important role in this story. Describe the significance of names in this story, paying particular attention to the unnamed boy and Grey's bestowal of names on herself and Dog. Use quotations from the book to support your idea.

Essay Topic 2

Centaurs are mentioned in this story by Alais Sancerre and by Lola Bourne. Reread the passages about Set's art work using centaurs. What do you think they represent in this story? Support your idea with quotations and examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Grey's dialogues with Billy the Kid seem very different from her conversations in real life. Using examples, compare and contrast the Grey of her outlaw fantasies with the real girl. What do these differences tell you about her?

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