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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. As Set grows stronger, what does he begin to do?

2. What was the vision that Set was looking for?

3. What does Set feel as he picks up the bear's paw?

4. Why did the old wanderers consider the plains the most sacred of sacred grounds?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grey know that Set will act in the proper way?

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

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

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

5. How does Set's art change as his personality begins to disintegrate?

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

7. Why does Set enter his old house with dread?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In her childhood, Grey sees a Kiowa doll that she feels represents an important part of herself. Later, she sees a Navajo doll that seems to represent another aspect of herself. What does the Kiowa doll represent to Grey? What does the Navajo doll represent? Compare and contrast the different aspects of Kiowa and Navajo culture in Grey's life.

Essay Topic 2

Both Set and Grey express themselves through art: Set as a painter and Grey as a writer. Write an essay analyzing the way each expresses himself or herself as it changes through the story. As you catalog the changes, determine whether you think each will continue to practice their painting and writing in the future. If so, do you think they will share their work with others? What do you make of the fact that their great-great grandson is an artist, a maker of shields?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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