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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 do Cheyenne punish their children?

2. Who is Kane?

3. What is a name the offended child gives to Jack out of anger for his actions?

4. Why did the Whites attack a Sioux village in chapter 5?

5. How do the Cheyenne think they can overcome constant conflict with the whites?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lavender believe he is related to the Cheyenne Indians?

2. Who adopts Jack shortly after his return to White society?

3. What does Jack see when he follows Mrs. Pendrake to the back of the store?

4. How does Jack come to arrive at Old Lodge Skins' tepee again?

5. What treaty does Jack talk Old Lodge Skins out of signing?

6. Why does Old Lodge Skins tell Jack he does not have to participate in a fight with white soldiers?

7. How does Old Lodge Skins help his hunters kill an entire herd of antelope?

8. Who does Jack stop from attacking Younger Bear?

9. What crime is Jack accused of shortly after returning to the White schools?

10. Why is Old Lodge Skins' band of Cheyenne separated from the entire Cheyenne tribe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Caroline? How does Caroline help Jack escape the wagon train? Why does Caroline join the Indian band? Why does Caroline hide her gender? What does Caroline leave Jack with the Indians? What kind of jobs does Caroline try to get for herself? Why does she pick masculine oriented jobs? Who did Caroline become engaged to while working as a nurse in the Civil War? Why did this relationship end? When does Caroline go insane? Was this foreshadowed? How did Jack figure out what her state of mind was?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the Cheyenne Indians? How is there lifestyle in this novel different from that of the white man? How does Jack feel about the lifestyle he adopts with the Cheyenne? What is the Cheyenne's style of raising children? How does this differ from the style in which white men raise their children? How does this lifestyle impact Jack's growing personality? Which group of people does Jack appear to prefer in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of this novel? Why does the fictional author/editor want to tell Jack's story? Does the fictional author/editor believe Jack's story? What would the historical impact be if Jack's story were true? How many white children might possibly have been raised by Indians in this time period? Are Jack's claims realistic?

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