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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. Which statement is true about Bull Shield's scalp in Chapter 28?

2. What punishment does Rides-at-the-door decide to impose on Kills-close-to-the-lake?

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

4. How long will it take for the cure to arrive?

5. Even though One Spot follows Fools Crow's advice, he comes down with what disease?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Fast Horse return to the Lone Eaters himself?

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

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

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

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 do the Pikunis ask of the seizers when told of the spread of small pox, and what do the seizers reply?

7. What happens when Fools Crow catches up to Fast Horse and tries to talk to him about his association with Owl Child and his killing of the rancher?

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

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

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

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

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 3

Expound upon the theme of Change and Loss in the novel, Fools Crow. This is arguably the most recurrent theme in the book. Look at the theme as it relates to Fools Crow and the Lone Eaters, as it relates to Fast Horse and his association with Owl Child and his band, and as it relates to the Napikwans.

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