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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 is Ralph Fielding Snell?

2. What does Old Lodge Skins say to the man he visits on the battlefield at Little Big Horn?

3. What does Jack do to earn a large amount of money in chapter 21?

4. Who does everyone believe Wild Bill Hickok is going to marry?

5. Who does Jack learn has died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the name given to Jack's son with Sunshine?

2. What ritual does Jack witness Old Lodge Skins perform?

3. Why does Jack come to believe Caroline has gone insane?

4. Why does Jack believe Custer is not struck down by bullets and arrows as he walks on the battlefield?

5. How does Jack finally become a scout? Who is he to report to?

6. Who cares for Jack after he collapses in a snow bank?

7. Who does Jack discover Younger Bear has taken for a wife?

8. What happened to Jack after telling his story to the writer/editor?

9. Where does Jack go after the Battle of Little Big Horn?

10. Why does Custer rush the attack on the Sioux Indians?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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