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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was also known as Son-of-the-morning-star?
(a) General Custer.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) General Terry.
(d) Goes-ahead.

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

3. When did the Crow put their babies into back-cradles?
(a) When they were eight moons old.
(b) When they were five moons old.
(c) When they were two moons old.
(d) When they were six moons old.

4. What was the name of Pretty-shield's uncle that carried the pipe and was with General Custer?
(a) Half-yellow-face.
(b) Pulled-bow-string.
(c) Black-night-dancer.
(d) Strong-white-bird.

5. In the story of raking the plums, where did the woman get bitten by a rattlesnake?
(a) Her toe.
(b) Her finger.
(c) Her leg.
(d) Her foot.

6. What did Pretty-shield claim happened to her people when the buffalo went away?
(a) They went crazy and could not think as clearly.
(b) They turned to the great God to help them salvage what they had.
(c) They were starving.
(d) Their hearts fell to the ground.

7. How many children did Pretty-shield have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

8. What was Linderman's answer to Pretty-shield's question about how old Plenty-coups said he was?
(a) 83.
(b) 49.
(c) 72.
(d) 64.

9. Pretty-shield mentions that "the Great Chief in Washington" sends a paper to her every moon that she trades for how much?
(a) Thirty dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Forty dollars.

10. What did a man call out when he wanted to visit another man in his lodge?
(a) "Are doors open?"
(b) "Are you there?"
(c) "Open"
(d) "Can I come in?"

11. What did Tricky-wolf paint an otter doing on Good-otters' lodge?
(a) Shooting a bow and arrow.
(b) Swimming in a river.
(c) Dancing under the sun.
(d) Breathing red fire.

12. When Pretty-shield entered the school building out of breath from running, she wiped her forehead with what?
(a) Linderman's handkerchief.
(b) Her hair.
(c) A towel left on a desk.
(d) Her blanket.

13. In how many days did the woman mouse tell Little-face they would be attacked by the Lakota?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. What kind of arrow was stuck in the buffalo cow that the Crow hunters found?
(a) A Cheyenne arrow.
(b) A Crow arrow.
(c) A Lakota arrow.
(d) A Snake arrow.

15. In the springtime, how many tongues does the chickadee have, according to Pretty-shield?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did the men paint their faces to show a sign of victory?

2. What month is it when it's "in the moon that plums fall"?

3. What did Pretty-shield's mother rub on the little girl's lips that were cracked and swollen?

4. What was the name of Sitting-heifer's man?

5. When Pretty-shield was talking about the buffalo going away, how long does she say it has been since she saw a buffalo?

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