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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Lodge Skins tell Jack he plans to do at Bent's Fort?
(a) Sign away his lands.
(b) Attack the soldiers.
(c) Buy flour.
(d) Sign a peace treaty.

2. How is the Crow warrior killed?
(a) Younger Bear scalps him.
(b) A Cheyenne warrior stabs him with a knife.
(c) A stray arrow from the battle strikes him in the head.
(d) Jack shoots three arrows into his back.

3. What character does Jack pretend to be to keep some Comanche Indians from killing him in chapter 12?
(a) Little Man.
(b) Wild Bill Hickok.
(c) Wyatt Earp.
(d) Calamity Jane.

4. What does Old Lodge Skins tell Jack he dreamed of?
(a) Soda shop elephant head spigots.
(b) Mrs. Pendrake.
(c) Leather shoes.
(d) Kane.

5. What gift does Jack give to Old Lodge Skins?
(a) Derby.
(b) Top hat.
(c) Cowboy hat.
(d) Sombrero.

6. What is the name of Jack's new, white wife?
(a) Marie.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Frances.
(d) Olga.

7. What item does Caroline use to protect herself and her mother from the Indians?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Knife.
(c) Gun.
(d) Bullwhip.

8. Where does Mr. Pendrake take Jack to discuss sin?
(a) Eating in a restaurant.
(b) Shopping in the city.
(c) Church.
(d) Fishing in the rain.

9. Who does Jack fight at Plum Creek?
(a) Shadow that Comes in Sight.
(b) Younger Bear.
(c) Old Lodge Skins.
(d) Burns Red in Sun.

10. Who does Jack see selling liquor around the fort?
(a) His sister, Caroline.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother, Bill.
(d) His niece, Amelia.

11. What is a heemaneh?
(a) Half man, half woman.
(b) A Cheyenne woman.
(c) A personal servant.
(d) A homosexual woman.

12. When Jack returns from Ft. Leavenworth with help, what does he find in chapter 14?
(a) The Indians are still there.
(b) His family is dead.
(c) His wife and child have been taken captive.
(d) Everything is gone.

13. How do Cheyenne think of their horses?
(a) They are Earth's children.
(b) They are potential meat.
(c) They are Cheyenne too.
(d) They are there to transport warriors only.

14. What language does Pa believe the Native Americans speak?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

15. Who eventually adopts Jack?
(a) A shopkeeper.
(b) A reverend.
(c) A military officer.
(d) A schoolteacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Old Lodge Skins lost his sight?

2. What weapon is Jack accused of pulling on a school boy during a fight?

3. What job does Jack take soon after arriving in this new city?

4. What does Jack think of Mr. Pendrake's sins?

5. Who steals all of Jack's gold mining supplies on the way to Colorado?

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