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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. Who does Jack find in the bushes?

2. What new name does Old Lodge Skins give Jack after the Crow raid?

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

4. Where does Jack settle in chapter 14?

5. Why does a mule skinner attempt to whip Jack in Omaha?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What shocks Jack about being back among the White culture?

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

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

8. What happens to Jack after the disappearance of his family?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following literary elements of this novel in detail:

1) Tone

2) Structure

3) Point of View

4) Setting.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Bill? Why does he appear to be unwashed? What does this signify? Why does Jack not tell Bill who he is? What is the significance of the snake heads in Bill's barrel of whiskey? Why does this nearly cause the men to kill Bill? Why does Jack do nothing to stop this situation? What does Bill represent in Jack's mind?

Essay Topic 3

Who is George Armstrong Custer? What is significant to the reader when Custer is first introduced to the plot? Was Custer a real person? How does the author's depiction of Custer fit with what the reader may already know about him? Why does Jack want to kill Custer? What does Jack blame Custer for? Why is Custer hunting the Indians? What will the eventual outcome of this hunt be? How does the reader know this? How does this foreshadow danger and add tension to the plot?

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