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

2. What is Yellow Kidney thinking about when he is killed?

3. To what does Yellow Kidney liken his life to?

4. At dusk on the third day, where does Fast Horse find himself?

5. What happens to Fast Horse when the woman opens the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Owl Child spots whiskey runners?

2. What happens to Yellow Kidney while he is taking shelter in the war lodge, and does he see it coming?

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

4. 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?

5. A white healer comes to the Lone Eaters' camp to warn of the smallpox. Why would the Pikunis believe anything a white man has to say?

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

7. Describe who the man is that Fast Horse wants to kill.

8. Why is Fools Crow's mother angry with him as she fixes food for her guests?

9. When the Pikunis chiefs meet for council, what do they decide to do about the white healer's warning and the seizers' demands?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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