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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. How does the author foreshadow that Fast Horse will bring bad fortune to the Pikunis?
2. What does Bull Shield sing as he emerges from his tipi?
3. Which of the Pikunis go into the heart of the Crow camp?
4. What object ties a wolverine dream of White Dog's and a wolverine dream of Kills-close-to-the-Lake's with reality?
5. How does Yellow Kidney return to the Lone Eaters?
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. Fools Crow does not want to kill a white man as Raven asks, but is finally convinced to comply for what reason?
3. When White Man's Dog marries Red Paint, her father, Yellow Kidney, gives White Man's Dog his many-shots-gun as a wedding present. Why is this particularly significant to White Man's Dog?
4. Why is White Man's Dog uncomfortable with his new name, Fools Crow?
5. Describe Fast Horse as he in introduced in the first two chapters of this book.
6. Describe White Man's Dog as he was introduced in the first two chapters of this book.
7. What techniques does the author use to introduce the reader to the Pikuni culture?
8. 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?
9. Why do White Man's Dog and Fast Horse plan to build a sweat lodge?
10. According to ancient legend, how did So-at-sa-ki come to be banished to earth?
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
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 3
Yellow Kidney's fingers were cut off, which definitely qualifies as both a disfigurement and a handicap. What challenges does a person with a physical handicap face? Address both physical challenges as well as psychological and emotional challenges.
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