1. What is Yellow Kidney thinking about when he is killed?
(a) He is thinking of his wife.
(b) He is thinking about how to avoid being killed.
(c) He is thinking about how his life is like that of an old man.
(d) He is thinking of his unborn grandson.

2. Why is Fool's Crow uncomfortable with his new name?
(a) Because the story of how Bull Shield was killed is exaggerated.
(b) Because it is difficult to get used to being called a new name.
(c) Because he likes his old name and doesn't want a new one.
(d) Because no one will know who he is anymore.

3. Which of the following does NOT advance the theme of loss and change in Chapters 13 and 14?
(a) That the white man is killing game for no reason.
(b) That Raven would have Fools Crow break with tradition and kill a white man.
(c) That Fast Horse is rejecting his promising future with the tribe as holder of the Beaver Medicine in favor of joining with Owl Child.
(d) That Red Paint has become pregnant.

4. Fast Horse is a young brave who could best be described as follows:
(a) Someone who is afraid of the Crow.
(b) Someone who brags and is full of self-importance.
(c) Someone who is always thinking of the future.
(d) Someone who is kind and unassuming.

5. What or who is a "seizer chief?"
(a) White men who represent the Napikwan government.
(b) A renegade Indian who abducts Napikwans.
(c) An amulet imbued with the power to control the enemy's mind.
(d) A dream character who "seizes" Pikunis souls.

Short Answer 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?

2. From Owl Child's lookout, who does Fast Horse recognize approaching?

3. What does Fast Horse like and respect about Owl Child?

4. Where does Kills-close-to-the-lake go when she slips out of her mother's dinner gathering?

5. Which statement best describes the consensus of the men after discussing the present situation of the Pikunis and the Napikwans?

(see the answer key)

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