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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 29-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eagle's Rib's dream of the horse of death with the reins dragging and White Man's Dog's dream of the white-faced girl in the death lodge are both fulfilled by what plot development?
(a) The return of Yellow Kidney to the Lone Eaters.
(b) The purifying ceremony of Mik-api.
(c) The banishment of Fast Horse from the Lone Eaters.
(d) The arival of the young Pikunis men with the Napikwans horses.

2. Where does Kills-close-to-the-lake go when she slips out of her mother's dinner gathering?
(a) She goes to the lake to fish.
(b) She goes to visit Heavy Shield Woman.
(c) She follows Fools Crow to find Fast Horse.
(d) She goes to Running Fisher's lodge.

3. What does Eagle Rib dream about that troubles him?
(a) Eagle Rib dreams he has lost the horses from the raid.
(b) Eagle Rib dreams of the Nipikwan trapping animals.
(c) Eagle Rib dreams Cold Maker bringing winter to the land.
(d) Eagle Rib dreams of a white death horse wearing a bridle and dragging the reins.

4. Who is the main protagonist in this story around whose life this story revolves?
(a) Fast Horse.
(b) White Man's Dog.
(c) Rides-at-the-Door.
(d) Mik-api.

5. What attributes does White Man's Dog hope to gain by painting his body with yellow pigment?
(a) He hopes to gain strength and cunning.
(b) He hopes to gain speed and endurance.
(c) He hopes to gain power and wealth.
(d) He hopes to gain an advantage over his friend, Fast Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Fast Horse and Owl Child do to the Napikwan wagons and oxen?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 7, three riders enter the Pikunis camp riding on what?

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

4. How do we know that Fast Horse is finally beginning to show some honor?

5. What news does White Man's Dog deliver to the other Pikunis camps during his travels?

(see the answer key)

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