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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. Where did Yellow Kidney hide that was a fulfillment of White Man's Dog's dream?

2. Who of the three who ventured into the heart of the Crow camp is the first to catch up to White Man's Dog?

3. What happens to Fools Crow after he and Red Paint have been away from camp for 18 days?

4. Who is against killing the Napikwans?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how does Red Paint wake White Man's Dog?

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. What discussion is sparked when Fools Crow tells the Lone Eater camp that he has killed a Napikwan hunter?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. Why do White Man's Dog and Fast Horse plan to build a sweat lodge?

7. Describe White Man's Dog as he was introduced in the first two chapters of this book.

8. Describe Fast Horse's power dream in Chapter 3.

9. In Mik-api's dream, what will Raven give to White Man's Dog if he finds and releases the wolverine caught in the Napikwan trap?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Fast Horse did not choose to follow the path of the Beaver Medicine. Fools Crow did not become bitter with the Napikwan and want to follow Owl Child. How do you think the story would have been different if Fast Horse was the protagonist who stayed with the Lone Eaters, and Fools Crow were the antagonist who challenged him?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view can change whole story. Most of the conflict with the Napikwan in this novel were from the perspective of the Pikunis. Certainly, the demands of the seizers, which were ultimately rejected by the Piknunis, were seen through the eyes of the Pikunis.

Revisit the meeting from which we received the three main seizer demands: General Sully, who was trying to negotiate an agreement that would guarantee the safety of his people. Write a scene within the fort with General Sully and his advisors as they discussed the problems and dangers they were experiencing with the Blackfoot and developing their list of demands.

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