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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. How is the Crow warrior killed?

2. What does Jack tell Younger Bear that he owes Jack?

3. Why did the marriage not take place?

4. What item does Younger Bear give Jack when he is healed?

5. How do Cheyenne think of their horses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jack go to Colorado?

3. What causes the Indians to attack the people of the wagon train?

4. Who does Jack stop from attacking Younger Bear?

5. What activity does Jack participate in to help him become a man?

6. What type of punishment do Cheyenne use to teach their children?

7. What happens to Jack's family during a stage coach ride to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas?

8. What is important about the coffee the wagon train carries?

9. Why does Jack decide to leave the Pendrake family?

10. Who comes to Jack's rescue during a fight with a mule skinner and helps him to recover from his illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following themes in detail:

1) Family

2) Warring Cultures

3) Manifest Destiny

4) Lies and betrayal.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Younger Bear? Why does Younger Bear dislike Jack? Why do they become enemies when they are still young boys? Why does Younger Bear bring Jack the scalp of a Crow Indian he killed? Why does Jack insist that Younger Bear whose him a life? How does Younger Bear pay Jack back that one life? What is significant about this moment between the two men? Why does Younger Bear rejoice that Jack has survived his injuries? What will happen next between these two men?

Essay Topic 3

This novel depicts Indians slaughtering men and raping women because of a cultural misunderstanding. Discuss the differences in the culture between the Whites and the Indians. Why did the drunk white men slapping the Indians on the back set off a massacre? Why did Jack's show of concern for a young Indian brave cause them to become lifetime enemies? How did living with the Cheyenne during childhood affect Jack's personality and actions as an adult?

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