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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 does the white man leading pack horses plan to shelter for the night?

2. Who says, "You Fast Horse, you have become the heartless insect, for you would betray your own people"?

3. What does Fools Crow find when he rides to the ranch house?

4. Where does Yellow Kidney take shelter after leaving the camp?

5. What does the white man with the pack horses see at the war lodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Yellow Kidney's body delivered back to his people?

2. How does Fools Crow help Red Paint's youngest brother conquer his fears and nightmares about the rabid wolf who bit him?

3. What is Fools Crow thinking and feeling as he looks at the scalp of Bull Shied?

4. What are the three demands the seizers make of the Pikunis when they meet with General Sully?

5. Even though the Lone Eaters trust this white healer, why don't they agree to follow his advice?

6. How does the author introduce hope into the devastation that has forced the Lone Eaters to begin the journey toward the Sand Hills that gives this book its bitter-sweet ending?

7. What does Fast Horse find in the war lodge while Owl Child stays with the horses, and how does he know who it is?

8. How does Fast Horse's reaction to finding Yellow Kidney's body show he is beginning to regret the path he has chosen with Owl Child?

9. Describe what Fools Crow sees or does not see in the water of the place he is lead to in his dream.

10. How are Running Fisher and Kills-close-to-the-lake related and what is their current relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Expound upon the role of honor in this story - is it a theme or a concept of society, or both?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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