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

2. What cure does the Napikwan healer tell the Lone Eaters about?

3. What does the land that Fools Crow sees in his dream look like?

4. What does Fools Crow do to help One Spot get rid of his nightmares?

5. When Yellow Kidney leaves, what does he hope for his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. Describe the devastation in the Lone Eaters camp after thirteen days of the small pox disease.

7. Describe the thoughts and feelings of Yellow Kidney before, during and after he decides to leave the Lone Eater camp.

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

9. 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?

10. What happens after killing the whiskey runners that shows that Fast Horse may be changing and becoming concerned for his people after all?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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