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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. From Owl Child's lookout, who does Fast Horse recognize approaching?
2. What is the "Medicine Line?"
3. What does Fools Crow see when the ranch comes into view?
4. What or who is a "seizer chief?"
5. What has happened to Red Paint's youngest brother, One Spot, in Chapter 23?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Pikunis ask of the seizers when told of the spread of small pox, and what do the seizers reply?
2. Why is Fools Crow's mother angry with him as she fixes food for her guests?
3. How does Fools Crow discover the new land in his dream during his seven-day journey?
4. What does Fast Horse suggest Fools Crow tell his father when he returns to the Lone Eater Camp?
5. How is Yellow Kidney's body delivered back to his people?
6. What do Owl Child and Fast Horse do at the ranch of the Napikwan?
7. Even though the Lone Eaters trust this white healer, why don't they agree to follow his advice?
8. 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?
9. What advice and hope does Feather Woman give to Fools Crow after he sees the designs on the skin come to life?
10. Describe who the man is that Fast Horse wants to kill.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the elements of plot (inciting incident, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and resolution) revealed in this novel? Support your contention of which chapter represents the climax. What is the resolution of this story?
Essay Topic 2
What can be learned by examining the names of the Pikuni? How does the selection process of choosing Pikunis names differ from how we choose names? Is there a closer parallel between Pikunis names and our nicknames? How so?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about how each of these conflict types are represented in the novel, Fools Crow. Does one of these emerge as the main conflict of the story, or are they all of equal importance?
a) Man vs. Man: he struggles against another person or group of people (usually against the antagonist, but not always).
b) Man vs. Self: two elements within himself struggle for mastery.
c) Man vs. Society: he struggles against society as a force, society being the rules, regulations, morals and/or beliefs common to a particular people.
d) Man vs. Nature: he struggles against forces of nature, such as storms, wind, fire, cold, heat, etc.
e) Man vs. Machine: he struggles against machines.
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