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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. Does Fools Crow tell the Lone Eater Camp what he did to the Napikwan?
2. Which statement best describes the consensus of the men after discussing the present situation of the Pikunis and the Napikwans?
3. What is it about White Man's Dog that Yellow Kidney likes in spite of his unlucky reputation?
4. Who is the main protagonist in this story around whose life this story revolves?
5. What are the three major themes of this story?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does White Man's Dog manage to kill Bull Shield?
3. Who are the seizers and why have they come to talk with the Lone Eaters?
4. Describe White Man's Dog as he was introduced in the first two chapters of this book.
5. According to ancient legend, how did So-at-sa-ki come to be banished to earth?
6. 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?
7. What secret does Raven promise to keep for Fools Crow, and why?
8. What troubling dream does Eagle Ribs relate to the raiding party as they wait for Fast Horse and Yellow Kidney to catch up?
9. What is the purpose of the war party?
10. Fools Crow does not want to kill a white man as Raven asks, but is finally convinced to comply for what reason?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Foreshadowing was used extensively in the writing style used in the story of Fools Crow. Discuss the events, thoughts and feelings that happened to individual characters in their lives or in their dreams that were a foreshadowing of the difficulties that the Pikunis and the Napikwans would face, or of the impending devastation wrought by the plague of smallpox and its relationship to the theme of Loss and Change.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the loss of innocence in Fools Crow. What events marked the loss of innocence in Fools Crow, Fast Horse, and the son of the white trader? What other characters suffered a loss of innocence? Did the Pikunis culture suffer a loss of innocence?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the seven day journey of Fools Crow that was inspired by Nitsokan. What was going on? Why did Fools Crow need to make this journey? What was revealed to him? How did this influence his thinking in the final chapters of this book?
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