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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did men in the tribe do when they grew too old to take care of themselves?
(a) They stayed in a cave and fought whatever animals they could find until they died.
(b) They would sit in their cottage and tell stories and the young would take of them.
(c) They dressed in their finest clothes and went to war against the enemy.
(d) They wandered off to enjoy the afterlife.

2. When Linderman was walking back toward the school building in the beginning of Chapter 12, how many chickadees did he see?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. What are the two months when rattlesnakes are bad, according to Pretty-shield?
(a) August and September.
(b) February and March.
(c) October and November.
(d) April and May.

4. How old was Pretty-shield when Linderman interviewed her for the book?
(a) 65.
(b) 74.
(c) 68.
(d) 72.

5. How long did the woman let the meat dry that had been cut off the young buffalo cow?
(a) One day.
(b) Four days.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boys were in the group of children that decided to pretend to perform the sun dance in Chapter 2?

2. What did Pretty-shield tell Linderman that she likes to do and that she always had?

3. Pretty-shield states in Chapter 1 that she was born across what river?

4. How many young women were sliding down the hill when Pretty-shield thought she saw a wolf from their tribe warn them of oncoming enemies?

5. What month is described as the "moon when the sage-hens dance"?

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