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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Red Paint worried about in Chapter 22?
(a) She worries for her father.
(b) She worries for her husband.
(c) She worries for her unborn child.
(d) She worries for her mother.

2. Does Fast Horse know where he is going on this trip, and why?
(a) He does not know where he is going; only that it will help the Lone Eaters.
(b) He knows he will travel to a canyon; he will discover a new land for the Pikunis.
(c) He does not know where he is going; he does not know why he needs to take this trip.
(d) He knows he is going to a far away land; he does not know why.

3. What surprises Fast Horse about Owl Child's response to his concern?
(a) He is surprised that Owl Child gets angry with him.
(b) He is surprised that Owl Child is not worried about planning for winter.
(c) He is surprised that Owl child laughs at him for worrying.
(d) He is surprised that Owl Child agrees with him.

4. What are "whiskey runners"?
(a) Like pony express riders for the mail, these riders transported whiskey across the country quickly.
(b) A type of sled runner made from a curved portion of a whiskey barrel.
(c) Bands of Napikwan who transport illegal whiskey.
(d) A cloth that covers the middle of a table on which whiskey and other alchoholic bottles were lined up for display or sale.

5. How long a trip does Nitsokan tell Fools Crow he needs to take?
(a) A seven-month journey.
(b) A three-day journey.
(c) A three-month journey.
(d) A seven-day journey.

6. Who says, "You Fast Horse, you have become the heartless insect, for you would betray your own people"?
(a) Boss Ribs.
(b) Rides-at-the-rails.
(c) Fools Crow.
(d) Yellow Kidney.

7. Where does the white man leading pack horses plan to shelter for the night?
(a) In a grove of trees near Yellow Kidney's shelter.
(b) In the same place as Yellow Kidney.
(c) At a ranch house owned by a friend of his.
(d) At the white man's fort.

8. Whose gossip does Heavy Shield Woman look forward to hearing?
(a) Red Paint's gossip.
(b) Kills-close-to-the-lake's gossip.
(c) Fast Horse's gossip.
(d) White Grass Woman's gossip.

9. What is the woman in the garden doing?
(a) She is dancing.
(b) She is digging turnips.
(c) She is singing a song of mourning.
(d) She is planting seeds.

10. What does Fast Horse do to a whiskey runner?
(a) Buys one.
(b) Breaks it.
(c) Sets one up.
(d) Kills him.

11. Which would best describe the losses suffered by the Lone Eater camp from the white scab disease?
(a) The Lone Eaters moved north thirteen days ahead of the plague of the white scab disease.
(b) After thirteen days, the losses are heavy, friends and family have died, and new cases are breaking out.
(c) The losses were heavy at first, but the arrival of the vaccine on the thirteenth day will prevent any more outbreaks.
(d) After thirteen days, the losses are suprisingly light, with only a few deaths.

12. In his next dream, what does a dog show Fools Crow?
(a) The dog shows Fools Crow how to get around a boulder that blocks the canyon by slipping under and through a bush.
(b) He shows Fools Crow a hidden cave where he is to take shelter.
(c) He shows Fools Crow the future of his wife and child.
(d) He shows Fools Crow the boulder that blocks Cold Maker's stream at last.

13. What does Fast Horse do at the ranch?
(a) Scalps the white man who injured him and regrets that he died too fast.
(b) Stole the white man's children.
(c) Raped the white man's wife.
(d) Tortures the white man who injured him for three days before scalping him.

14. Which of the Napikwan demands do the Pikuni promise to cooperate with?
(a) They promise to return the Napikwan horses and stop killing the Napikwan.
(b) They promise to turn over Owl Child and stop killing the Napiwan.
(c) They do not cooperate with any of the Napikwan demands.
(d) They promise to kill Owl Child and return the Napikwan horses.

15. What does Owl Child do at the war lodge?
(a) He sings his death song.
(b) He goes with Fast Horse into the lodge.
(c) He stays with the horses.
(d) He cooks their dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Owl Child want to do now that his grudge with Four Bears has been settled?

2. Why is Fools Crow out hunting for food during the season of plague?

3. What is the white scab disease?

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

5. What does Fools Crow find when he rides to the ranch house?

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