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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. What news does White Man's Dog deliver to the other Pikunis camps during his travels?
(a) White Man's Dog's upcoming marriage ceremony.
(b) Fast Horse's role in Yellow Kidney's misfortune.
(c) Heavy Shield Woman's vow to be Medicine Woman.
(d) The Napikwan's encroachment into the Pikunis lands.

2. What does White Man's Dog see in his dream just before he wakes up?
(a) A victorious raiding party riding away with stolen horses.
(b) Cold Maker pointing to a frozen spring.
(c) A white dove rising into the moonlit night.
(d) A young white-faced girl with arms outstretched.

3. What brings Fast Horse esteem and a promising future?
(a) His beaded vest.
(b) His father's Beaver Medicine Bundle.
(c) His ability to steal horses.
(d) His cleansing in the sweat lodge ritual.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Yellow Kidney reacted to his disfigurement since he has returned home to the Lone Eaters?

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

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

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. What goes wrong with Fools Crow's plan to expose the white hunter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Fast Horse as he in introduced in the first two chapters of this book.

3. Why is White Man's Dog uncomfortable with his new name, Fools Crow?

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

5. White Man's Dog was not with Yellow Kidney in the heart of the Crow camp, so why does he feel responsible for Yellow Kidney's capture and mutilation?

6. Where does Fast Horse decide to go upon his recovery, and why?

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

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

9. Describe White Man's Dog's recurring dream in Chapter 3.

10. What is the purpose of the war party?

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