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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Fools Crow tell the Lone Eater Camp what he did to the Napikwan?
(a) No, he is too ashamed to admit what he did to the Napikwan hunter.
(b) No, because Raven told him to keep secret what he had to do to the Napikwan hunter.
(c) Yes, but he does not tell the whole story of the Napikwan hunter.
(d) Yes, he tells them that due to the instructions of the Raven in his dream, he has killed a Napikwan hunter.

2. What does Fools Crow use as bait to attract the evil Napikwan?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) Himself.
(c) Raven.
(d) Red Paint.

3. Who does Rides-at-the-door think should be banished from the Lone Eaters?
(a) Fast Horse.
(b) White Man's Dog.
(c) Owl Child.
(d) Yellow Kidney.

4. What does Raven want Fools Crow to do about the evil Napikwan hunter, and why?
(a) Raven wants Fools Crow to kill the hunter because he is killing all the game wastefully and the Pikunis will starve.
(b) Raven wants Fools Crow to tell the Napikwans with the blue uniforms so they can stop the wasteful killing of animals.
(c) Raven wants Fools Crow to follow the hunter and claim his kills for the Pikunis so the meat will not be wasted.
(d) Raven wants Fools Crow to tell Owl Child about the hunter because Owl Child likes to kill white men.

5. What does White Man's Dog see in his dream just before he wakes up?
(a) A victorious raiding party riding away with stolen horses.
(b) A young white-faced girl with arms outstretched.
(c) A white dove rising into the moonlit night.
(d) Cold Maker pointing to a frozen spring.

6. How long does it take for the injured man to regain consciousness?
(a) One week.
(b) He was never unconscious.
(c) One week and three days.
(d) Three days.

7. Why does the brave, White Man's Dog, fear that no woman will find him attractive as a husband?
(a) He has a scar on his face.
(b) He has never had a vision.
(c) He does not have any wealth to offer.
(d) He has a poor self-image.

8. What does Rides-at-the-door do while the Napikwan speak?
(a) Rides-at-the-door does not let on that he understands the Napikwan language.
(b) Rides-at-the-door does not listen.
(c) Rides-at-the-door sings his power song softly.
(d) Rides-at-the-door paces around the fire.

9. After hearing Fools Crow's story, who first suggests that it is time to kill all the Napikwans?
(a) Rides-at-the-door.
(b) Fast Horse.
(c) Red Paint.
(d) Young Bird Chief.

10. What news does White Man's Dog deliver to the other Pikunis camps during his travels?
(a) White Man's Dog's upcoming marriage ceremony.
(b) Heavy Shield Woman's vow to be Medicine Woman.
(c) The Napikwan's encroachment into the Pikunis lands.
(d) Fast Horse's role in Yellow Kidney's misfortune.

11. What reaction does White Man's Dog have to the battle as they ride away?
(a) He sings his victory song.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs and cheers with his companions.
(d) He vomits.

12. What does Bull Shield sing as he emerges from his tipi?
(a) Bull Shield sings his death song.
(b) Bull Shield sings his power song.
(c) Bull Shield sings his victory song.
(d) Bull Shield sings his battle cry.

13. Whose idea is it to stage a horse raid on the Crows?
(a) White Man's Dog's father.
(b) Fast Horse.
(c) Mik-api.
(d) White Man's Dog.

14. Why does Raven promise not to tell Fools Crow's secret?
(a) It increases Pikunis power to believe one so strong walks among them.
(b) Fools Crow threatens to kill Raven if he does tell.
(c) Red Paint begs Raven not to tell so Fools Crow will not be shamed.
(d) It is important to forget the past and focus on the present.

15. In Chapters 5 and 6, which of the following is NOT something the author has revealed to the reader about the Pikunis culture?
(a) That the Pikunis value craftiness.
(b) That the Pikunis believe that not acting or believing on a dream can change the direction of lives.
(c) That a Pikunis healer could be either a medicine man or a medicine woman.
(d) That honor plays an important role in the Pikunis culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would Red Paint and White Man's Dog like to give the honor of naming the baby to?

2. What is credited as the power that has helped the injured man to recover?

3. What is it about White Man's Dog that Yellow Kidney likes in spite of his unlucky reputation?

4. What goes wrong with Fools Crow's plan to expose the white hunter?

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

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