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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. Who becomes Mik-api's apprentice in Chapter 6?
2. What does Boss Ribs want Fools Crow to do about Fast Horse at the end of Chapter 17?
3. Fast Horse is a young brave who could best be described as follows:
4. What has Fast Horse done that breaks with the traditions of the Pikunis?
5. Which statement best describes the consensus of the men after discussing the present situation of the Pikunis and the Napikwans?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does Three Bears think the riders who enter the Lone Eater's camp at the beginning of Chapter 7 have probably stolen the horses they have with them?
3. Describe Yellow Kidney's return to the Lone Eater's camp.
4. 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?
5. Fools Crow does not want to kill a white man as Raven asks, but is finally convinced to comply for what reason?
6. Why do White Man's Dog and Fast Horse plan to build a sweat lodge?
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. 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?
10. Describe White Man's Dog's recurring dream in Chapter 3.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the theme of relationships within the context of the novel, Fools Crow. How did the relationship between Fools Crow and Fast Horse develop and change? How did the relationship between Yellow Kidney and his family develop and change? How did the relationship between the Napikwan and the Pikunis develop 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
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?
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