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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 banishment of Fast Horse from the Lone Eaters.
(b) The purifying ceremony of Mik-api.
(c) The arival of the young Pikunis men with the Napikwans horses.
(d) The return of Yellow Kidney to the Lone Eaters.

3. What events make Red Paint question the fairness of fate?
(a) That the dreams of her husband has caused him to kill a Napikwan.
(b) That Fools Crow was a war hero, yet is not made a chief.
(c) That her father is maimed, her mother unhappy, that Boss Ribs has to turn his son away, and yet Fast Horse lives.
(d) The raid on Bull Shield's camp was not successful.

4. What reward will the Raven bestow on White Man's Dog if he releases the wolverine?
(a) Raven will return Yellow Kidney to the tribe.
(b) Raven will make White Man's Dog brave and strong.
(c) Raven will give White Man's Dog a power dream.
(d) Raven will teach White Man's Dog alone to use the wolverine's magic power.

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

6. 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) Cold Maker pointing to a frozen spring.
(c) A young white-faced girl with arms outstretched.
(d) A white dove rising into the moonlit night.

7. 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?
(a) Fast Horse will receive power and position from the Beaver Medicine.
(b) Fast Horse is an outsider among the Lone Eaters
(c) Fast Horse is close friends with White Man's Dog.
(d) Fast Horse is respected as a great horse-stealer.

8. What has Fast Horse done that breaks with the traditions of the Pikunis?
(a) He has chosen to marry a white Napikwan woman.
(b) He has killed white men, lain with their women, and stolen their gold.
(c) He does not respect his father.
(d) He left his camp and rides with Owl Child.

9. How does Red Paint's mother react when Red Paint tell her that she is pregnant?
(a) She is worried that Red Paint is too young to be with child.
(b) She runs out to tell the rest of the camp.
(c) She hugs Red Paint and cries.
(d) She tells Red Paint that she must keep this a secret until after the war party returns.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how does Red Paint wake White Man's Dog?
(a) She calls him by his new name, Fools Crow.
(b) She accidentally trips over him.
(c) She tickles him.
(d) She calls him by his new name, Sleep-bringer.

11. What happens to the sun in the middle of the fourth day?
(a) The sun disappears behind a cloud.
(b) The sun disappears in an eclipse.
(c) The sun shines even though it is raining.
(d) The sun appears to shine more brightly.

12. Which of the Lone Eaters does Owl Child invite to come visit him?
(a) Three Bears.
(b) Fast Horse.
(c) White Man's Dog.
(d) Mik-api.

13. What does Yellow Kidney report that Fast Horse did when Yellow Kidney was leading Bull Shield's horse away during the raid that ultimately resulted in his capture?
(a) Fast Horse stepped on a branch that snapped loudly.
(b) Fast Horse was careless about leaving footprints.
(c) Fast Horse lost control of the horse he was leading and it ran away.
(d) Fast Horse broke the silence with fierce boasting.

14. Who or what is the Napikwans?
(a) A name for the white man.
(b) A square of cloth.
(c) A band of the Blackfeet tribe.
(d) A band of renegades who hate the white man.

15. What object ties a wolverine dream of White Dog's and a wolverine dream of Kills-close-to-the-Lake's with reality?
(a) A magic amulet.
(b) An eagle feather.
(c) A slender white stone.
(d) A Napikwan horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author achieve by opening Chapter 3 from Yellow Kidney's point of view?

2. What does White Man's Dog sing as he rides into Bull Shield's camp?

3. What attributes does White Man's Dog hope to gain by painting his body with yellow pigment?

4. How does Yellow Kidney return to the Lone Eaters?

5. How has Yellow Kidney reacted to his disfigurement since he has returned home to the Lone Eaters?

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