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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. How does Yellow Kidney return to the Lone Eaters?
(a) On a small white horse, very thin and missing his fingers.
(b) On a strong stallion with war trophies.
(c) On foot, sick and exhausted.
(d) On a small white horse under armed escort.

2. What does White Man's Dog want that he feels will increase his value as a prospective husband?
(a) A horse.
(b) A "many-shots-gun."
(c) A beaded vest.
(d) A new name.

3. What reward will the Raven bestow on White Man's Dog if he releases the wolverine?
(a) Raven will give White Man's Dog a power dream.
(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 make White Man's Dog brave and strong.

4. What does Fools Crow use as bait to attract the evil Napikwan?
(a) Red Paint.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) Raven.
(d) Himself.

5. What happens to Fools Crow after he and Red Paint have been away from camp for 18 days?
(a) He falls and injures his ankle.
(b) He meets Raven, a friend of his father's.
(c) He weeps over the false story that resulted in his new name, and confesses all to Red Paint.
(d) He has a long conversation with Raven in a dream vision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new name does White Man's Dog receive after receiving war honors from his participation in a horse raid?

2. After preparing a meal, why does Heavy Shield Woman set a place for Yellow Kidney?

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

4. Which dream vision best foretells the encroachment of the white man, the over-killing of animals by the white man, and the urgent need to take action?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Raven promise to keep for Fools Crow, and why?

2. Why does White Man's Dog think that Yellow Kidney's disappearance and Fast Horse's dream may be related, and what does he do about it?

3. Who does Yellow Kidney assign to the tasks that the raiding party will perform at the Crow camp?

4. How does White Man's Dog manage to kill Bull Shield?

5. What happens when Yellow Kidney and the raiding party try to find the stream from Fast Horse's dream?

6. In Mik-api's dream, what will Raven give to White Man's Dog if he finds and releases the wolverine caught in the Napikwan trap?

7. Boss Ribs asks Fools Crow what changed his son. What does Fools Crow tell him?

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

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

10. Describe Yellow Kidney's return to the Lone Eater's camp.

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