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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is credited as the power that has helped the injured man to recover?

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

3. In Chapter 13, who arrives at the Lone Eaters' camp?

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

5. How does the author foreshadow that Fast Horse will bring bad fortune to the Pikunis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are Running Fisher and Rides-at-the-door, and what disturbing news do they bring the others in Chapter 9?

4. What troubling dream does Eagle Ribs relate to the raiding party as they wait for Fast Horse and Yellow Kidney to catch up?

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

6. What factors concern Red Paint that cause her to plead with White Man's dog not to go with the war party, and how does White Man's Dog respond?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A minor theme of betrayal was also intertwined in this novel. What constitutes betrayal, and how is this portrayed in Fools Crow? In what ways do the Pikunis as a people feel betrayed? In what ways do individual characters in the story feel betrayed? Was there or can there be any restitution for betrayal?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of imagery in Fools Crow. How did it enrich the reading experience? How did it help to paint a mental picture of the Pikunis culture? What techniques of imagery were most prevalent, or do you think the majority of the imagery used was descriptive without the use of such literary devises as metaphore, simile, personification, anthropomorphism, alliteration and irony?

Essay Topic 3

What can be learned by examining the names of the Pikuni? How does the selection process of choosing Pikunis names differ from how we choose names? Is there a closer parallel between Pikunis names and our nicknames? How so?

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