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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the baby that Pretty-shield and the other girls offered to take care of in Chapter 5?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Three.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 1, what was Linderman making a fire in?
(a) A copper fire pit.
(b) In his old furnace.
(c) An old-fashioned cannon stove.
(d) An old brick fireplace.

3. When Pretty-shield told Linderman about the very hot summer in Chapter 7, how hot was that day?
(a) So hot that the water was evaporating.
(b) So hot that no one could move outside their homes.
(c) So hot that the horses were dripping sweat while standing.
(d) So hot that the animals were going mad.

4. How old was Pretty-shield when her father told her that she could ride his buckskin?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

5. 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?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Pretty-shield's dress covered with when she finally came out of the tree after being stuck there with bears at the bottom?

2. What was the name of the chief that warned the Crow men that they were not to hurt the Lakota visitors?

3. When Pretty-shield was telling Linderman about how much work goes into preparing for a sun-dance, how many buffalo tongues did she mention needed to feed the warriors who had counted coup in battle?

4. Pretty-shield told Linderman, in Chapter 2, that she had never lost her love for what?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who does Pretty-shield mention talking to about the time they lost a baby?

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