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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 has Fast Horse done that breaks with the traditions of the Pikunis?
2. How many nights does White Man's Dog have his dream?
3. How long does it take for the injured man to regain consciousness?
4. Which of the Pikunis go into the heart of the Crow camp?
5. What happens to Fools Crow after he and Red Paint have been away from camp for 18 days?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Fast Horse attracted to Owl Child's band?
2. What techniques does the author use to introduce the reader to the Pikuni culture?
3. Why is White Man's Dog uncomfortable with his new name, Fools Crow?
4. Who does Yellow Kidney assign to the tasks that the raiding party will perform at the Crow camp?
5. When White Man's Dog tells his parents that he wants to take Red Paint as his wife, his father is concerned. Why is this?
6. How does White Man's Dog manage to kill Bull Shield?
7. Describe White Man's Dog as he was introduced in the first two chapters of this book.
8. According to ancient legend, how did So-at-sa-ki come to be banished to earth?
9. Who are Running Fisher and Rides-at-the-door, and what disturbing news do they bring the others in Chapter 9?
10. Why does Heavy Shield Woman set a place for her missing husband at the meal she prepares for herself, her daughter and her two sons?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
White Man's Dog and Fast Horse are the two main characters of this book.
1) Compare and contrast the boys, Fast Horse and White Man's Dog, in the early chapters of this book. Which appeared to be destined to be a leader? Which appeared to be the weaker one?
2) What were the major turning points that propelled White Man's Dog to be the man of honor and tradition, while Fast Horse abandoned the ways of his people and chose another path?
3) Compare and contrast Fools Crow and Fast Horse toward the end of the story. Is there hope for Fast Horse to become an honorable man?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the irony and the tragedy of Yellow Kidney's death. How do you think the story would have been affected if Yellow Kidney had not died in this way?
Essay Topic 3
Explore the theme of Dreams in Fools Crow. Did their belief and faith in dreams enrich their lives or limit and endanger their lives? Were they helpful in dealing with the Napikwan? Were they helpful in dealing with the white scab disease? What would the story have been like if there had been no dreams?
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