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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the hunters do with the antelope herd?
(a) Kills only a few to feed the village.
(b) Lets them go.
(c) Kill those that were not killed in the confusion.
(d) Ignores them and hopes they will leave without trampling anyone.

2. Who does Old Lodge Skins tell Jack he ought to marry?
(a) A Comanche captive.
(b) Old Lodge Skins' young daughter.
(c) A heemanhe.
(d) Sunshine.

3. Why does a Crow warrior attack Younger Bear and Jack?
(a) To take their belongings.
(b) To steal their horses.
(c) To take them captive and force them to grow up the Crow way.
(d) To stop them from helping the Cheyenne warriors in stealing their horses.

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

5. How do the Cheyenne think they can overcome constant conflict with the whites?
(a) By leaving their fathers' lands.
(b) By eliminating them.
(c) By living in the mountains.
(d) By signing a peace treaty.

6. What is the name of Jack's son?
(a) Gustav.
(b) Jean Luc.
(c) Fredricko.
(d) Dwayne.

7. What weapon is Jack accused of pulling on a school boy during a fight?
(a) Knife.
(b) Arrow.
(c) Gun.
(d) Saber.

8. What job do the Comanches give Jack after taking him captive in chapter 12?
(a) Horse trainer.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Horse herder.
(d) Scout.

9. What information does the soldier, Muldoon, try to get from Jack when he returns him to white civilization?
(a) Cheyenne battle methods.
(b) His experiences living with the Cheyenne.
(c) The Cheyenne language.
(d) The location of the Cheyenne.

10. What is Kane accused of doing?
(a) Impregnating a sixteen year old girl.
(b) Having an affair with a married woman.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Cheating at poker.

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

12. How do Cheyenne punish their children?
(a) Time out.
(b) Scalping.
(c) Conditioning and shame.
(d) Spankings.

13. How does Jack feel about Mrs. Pendrake?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He hates her.
(d) He thinks of her as a mother.

14. Why did the marriage not take place?
(a) The nurse/poet married someone else.
(b) The nurse/poet got cold feet.
(c) The nurse/poet was homosexual.
(d) The nurse/poet was killed.

15. What is a Contrary?
(a) A warrior who does everything backwards.
(b) A husband who refuses to live with his wife.
(c) A child who refuses to behave.
(d) A wife who refuses to have children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of an antelope does one of the braves force Jack to eat?

3. What illness does Jack suffer in chapter 10?

4. What does Jack do after losing his family?

5. Who acts as an heemaneh to Jack?

(see the answer keys)

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