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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2, what theme is being introduced through the encroachment of the Napikwans, the development of the characters, and is further emphasized through the point of view of Rides-at-the Door?
(a) The theme of "nature versus nurture."
(b) The theme of "loss and change."
(c) The theme of "love and dreams."
(d) The theme of "boys will be boys."

3. Which of the Pikunis go into the heart of the Crow camp?
(a) White Man's Dog, Eagle Ribs and Yellow Kidney.
(b) Yellow Kidney, Eagle Ribs and Fast Horse.
(c) White Man's Dog, Fast Horse and Eagle Ribs.
(d) Yellow Kidney, White Man's Dog and Fast Horse.

4. What new dream does White Man's Dog have in Chapter 9 that foretells of loss and change that will make the Lone Eaters feel as useless as Yellow Kidney?
(a) He dreams that the Pikunis lose all their fingers.
(b) He dreams that the wolverine loses his strength.
(c) He dreams that Fast Horse is killed by the Napikwans.
(d) He dreams that So-at-sa-ki (Feather Woman) is banished to earth.

5. What is credited as the power that has helped the injured man to recover?
(a) The sweat lodge ceremony.
(b) The Beaver Medicine.
(c) The poultice of herbs and powders.
(d) The sun god.

6. In Chapter 13, who arrives at the Lone Eaters' camp?
(a) The seizers, wearing war paint.
(b) The seizers, wearing blue uniforms.
(c) Members of Bull Shield's camp, wearing blue uniforms.
(d) Owl Child and Fast Horse.

7. What structure does White Man's Dog enter in his dream?
(a) A sweat lodge filled with warrior braves.
(b) A tipi filled with dark shapes.
(c) A cave where Cold Maker waits.
(d) A white man's tent, where he sees a girl.

8. What happens in Fast Horse's power dream?
(a) Cold Maker shows Fast Horse a white girl in a tipi and tells him to find her and rescue her.
(b) Cold Maker tells Fast Horse to find a frozen stream and remove a large rock that blocks it or the whole raiding party will be punished.
(c) Cold Maker warns of a great freeze that will overtake the land, so the raiding party must hurry.
(d) Fast Horse gives Cold Maker a drink from a frozen stream and Cold Maker promises good fortune for the raiding party.

9. 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 Owl Child about the hunter because Owl Child likes to kill white men.
(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 follow the hunter and claim his kills for the Pikunis so the meat will not be wasted.

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

11. 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 was careless about leaving footprints.
(b) Fast Horse broke the silence with fierce boasting.
(c) Fast Horse lost control of the horse he was leading and it ran away.
(d) Fast Horse stepped on a branch that snapped loudly.

12. Who of the three who ventured into the heart of the Crow camp is the first to catch up to White Man's Dog?
(a) Cold Maker.
(b) Fast Horse.
(c) Yellow Kidney.
(d) Eagle Ribs.

13. What bothers Fools Crow about the news that the Napikwan scout tells them?
(a) Fools Crow does not know if he can believe the Napikwan scout's story, as it is well known that the Napikwans lie.
(b) It bothers him that Fast Horse might be with Owl Child, who he feels is a bad man.
(c) Fools Crow fears the bad luck that Four Bear's death may bring to the Pikunis.
(d) It bothers him that the man known as Four Bears was killed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is the Napikwans?

2. What does Fools Crow use as bait to attract the evil Napikwan?

3. What color horse does Owl Child sit on?

4. In Chapters 5 and 6, which of the following is NOT something the author has revealed to the reader about the Pikunis culture?

5. Who is the main protagonist in this story around whose life this story revolves?

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