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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Whites attack a Sioux village in chapter 5?
(a) The Sioux trespassed on their farms.
(b) The Sioux attacked a wagon train.
(c) The Sioux stole their horses.
(d) The Sioux killed a sick cow.

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

3. What does tatoimana mean?
(a) Ugly Folks.
(b) Shy Folks.
(c) Brave Folks.
(d) Banned Folks.

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

5. What does Jack say the Cheyenne women do to the corpses of their enemies?
(a) Bury them.
(b) Undress them and steal their clothing.
(c) Cry over them.
(d) Mutilate the bodies and take parts for souvenirs.

6. Why was Old Lodge Skins band forced out of the larger Cheyenne band twice?
(a) Personality conflict.
(b) Fights over women.
(c) Power struggles.
(d) Old Lodge's Skins refusal to fight the white man.

7. What illness does Jack suffer in chapter 10?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pnuemonia.
(d) Plague.

8. How has Old Lodge Skins lost his sight?
(a) Sand Creek Massacre.
(b) A fight with Younger Bear.
(c) A hunting injury.
(d) Old age.

9. 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) Calamity Jane.
(d) Wyatt Earp.

10. What else does Mr. Pendrake warn Jack about in their discussion about sin?
(a) The temptation of gambling.
(b) The temptation of rich food.
(c) The temptation of alcohol.
(d) The temptation of women.

11. How does Jack offend one of the Cheyenne children with whom he plays in chapter 3?
(a) By hitting the boy in the nose.
(b) By refusing to acknowledge an act of kindness.
(c) By showing concern for a wound he caused.
(d) By playing their games the wrong way.

12. What does Jack promise the Pendrakes when he leaves?
(a) He will never reveal their identities.
(b) He will come back.
(c) He will live a sinfree life.
(d) He will send money.

13. What does Jack tell Younger Bear that he owes Jack?
(a) A new pony.
(b) A life.
(c) A drink.
(d) A new hat.

14. What action does Old Lodge Skins decide to take against the Whites for their attack on the Sioux village?
(a) Complain to the soldiers.
(b) Run them off their land.
(c) Ignore them.
(d) Attack them.

15. How does Jack convince Burns Red in the Sun of his true identity?
(a) Tells him his nickname.
(b) Shows him a birthmark.
(c) Tells him of a gift horse he gave him at Powder River.
(d) Shows him a scar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kane accused of doing?

2. Who does Jack see selling liquor around the fort?

3. Why does Jack engage in a fight with the Cheyenne at Plum Creek in chapter 15?

4. What does Old Lodge Skins think will eventually happen to all the whites?

5. What profession does Pa take on later in life that drives him a little crazy?

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