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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Fool's Crow uncomfortable with his new name?
(a) Because the story of how Bull Shield was killed is exaggerated.
(b) Because it is difficult to get used to being called a new name.
(c) Because he likes his old name and doesn't want a new one.
(d) Because no one will know who he is anymore.

2. How does the war party react to the phenomenon that occurs with the sun on the fourth day?
(a) They see it as a bad omen and are afraid.
(b) They do not know what it means and are bewildered.
(c) They see it as a good omen that Bull Shield's camp will be destroyed.
(d) They perform a sun ceremony to restore the sun.

3. In Chapter 9, who said, "That's the way it is now. All the breathing things are gone--except for us. But hurry, brother, for I feel my strength slipping away."
(a) Yellow Kidney to White Man's Dog.
(b) The wolverine in White Man's Dog's dream.
(c) The wolverine in Kills-close-to-the-lake's dream.
(d) Fast Horse, just before he leaves with all his belongings.

4. Who does White Man's Dog daydream about that makes him feel shame?
(a) His father's second wife.
(b) His father's first wife.
(c) His best friend's sweetheart.
(d) His father's third wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What has Fast Horse done that breaks with the traditions of the Pikunis?

3. What does Bull Shield sing as he emerges from his tipi?

4. Who becomes Mik-api's apprentice in Chapter 6?

5. What happens to Fools Crow after he and Red Paint have been away from camp for 18 days?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the war party react to the solar eclipse on the fourth day out?

2. What discussion is sparked when Fools Crow tells the Lone Eater camp that he has killed a Napikwan hunter?

3. What techniques does the author use to introduce the reader to the Pikuni culture?

4. According to ancient legend, how did So-at-sa-ki come to be banished to earth?

5. Describe Fast Horse's power dream in Chapter 3.

6. Describe White Man's Dog as he was introduced in the first two chapters of this book.

7. Why is Fast Horse attracted to Owl Child's band?

8. Who are the seizers and why have they come to talk with the Lone Eaters?

9. Fools Crow does not want to kill a white man as Raven asks, but is finally convinced to comply for what reason?

10. What does Boss Ribs do to help his son, Fast Horse, recover from his gunshot wound that he hopes will persuade Fast Horse to stay with the Lone Eaters?

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