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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 believe that not acting or believing on a dream can change the direction of lives.
(b) That the Pikunis value craftiness.
(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.

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

3. Who does White Man's Dog want to take for his wife?
(a) Feather Woman.
(b) Red Paint.
(c) Heavy Shield Woman.
(d) Kills-close-to-the-lake.

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

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

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

7. What does White Man's Dog sing as he rides into Bull Shield's camp?
(a) White Man's Dog sings his power song.
(b) White Man's Dog sings his death song.
(c) White Man's Dog sings his victory song.
(d) White Man's Dog sings his battle cry.

8. Who is against killing the Napikwans?
(a) Fools Crow and Fast Horse.
(b) Fast Horse and Owl Child.
(c) Rides-at-the-door and Three Bears.
(d) Fools Crow and Red Paint.

9. What does White Man's Dog do for Yellow Kidney's lodge in his absence?
(a) He sits in the place of Yellow Kidney at meal time.
(b) He brings firewood to Yellow Kidney's lodge.
(c) He fixes the roof of Yellow Kidney's lodge.
(d) He hunts and leaves food at Yellow Kidney's lodge.

10. Which statement best describes the consensus of the men after discussing the present situation of the Pikunis and the Napikwans?
(a) They would rather die fighting the Napikwans and retain their pride.
(b) They would like to propose a treaty with the Napikwans.
(c) They would like to move camp to a place where the Napikwans are not likely to find them.
(d) They would like to count coup on the the Napikwans.

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

12. What losses do the Pikunis suffer as a result of the battle at Bull Shield's camp?
(a) Six dead, 13 missing and 7 severely wounded.
(b) None dead or missing and only 7 wounded.
(c) White Man's Dog and his father are the only survivors.
(d) White Man's Dog and Fox Eyes are the only ones wounded.

13. 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 Fast Horse is killed by the Napikwans.
(c) He dreams that the wolverine loses his strength.
(d) He dreams that So-at-sa-ki (Feather Woman) is banished to earth.

14. Who or what is the Pikunis?
(a) A band of the Blackfeet tribe.
(b) A band of renegades who hate the white man.
(c) A name for the white man.
(d) The sweat lodge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would the author use so much Native American terminology in this story?

2. How does White Man's Dog kill Bull Shield?

3. Whose boastful recklessness worries Yellow Kidney because it could bring trouble to the raiding party's success?

4. Which of the following does NOT advance the theme of loss and change in Chapters 13 and 14?

5. Why does Raven promise not to tell Fools Crow's secret?

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