1. What does Owl Child do at the ranch?
(a) Owl Child rapes the white man's wife, but leaves her alive.
(b) Owl Child rapes and kills the white man's wife.
(c) Owl Child steals the white man's children.
(d) Owl Child steals the white man's horses.

2. Why is Heavy Shield Woman angry with Fools Crow?
(a) She disagrees with his arrogant and self-serving attitude.
(b) She caught Fools Crow looking at Kills-close-to-the-lake.
(c) She is tired of him asking for a many-shots-gun.
(d) She feels he is risking his life for Fast Horse.

3. How does the author foreshadow that Fast Horse will bring bad fortune to the Pikunis?
(a) The author has Yellow Kidney remind the party of the omen of bad fortune from Fast Horse's dream.
(b) The author has Yellow Kidney interpret White Man's Dog's dream.
(c) The author introduces the theme of dreams.
(d) The author writes from Eagle Ribs point of view.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 7, three riders enter the Pikunis camp riding on what?
(a) Crow horses.
(b) Nipikwan horses.
(c) Magical horses.
(d) Picunis horses.

5. What does Owl Child want to do now that his grudge with Four Bears has been settled?
(a) Owl Child has no more use for Fast Horse and wants him to return to his tribe.
(b) Owl Child wants to kill all the Napikwans.
(c) Owl Child wants Fast Horse to kill a Napikwan, too.
(d) Owl Child is satisfied and wants to return to a life of peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a true statement about Fast Horse's relationship to the Lone Eaters since his return from the horse raid on the Crow without Yellow Kidney?

2. What are the three major themes of this story?

3. How does the war party react to the phenomenon that occurs with the sun on the fourth day?

4. What does Mik-api do when White Man's Dog tells him about his dream of the white-faced girl?

5. How long does it take for the injured man to regain consciousness?

(see the answer key)

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