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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Pretty-shield when she was promised to Goes-ahead?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

3. What was the name of the chief that warned the Crow men that they were not to hurt the Lakota visitors?
(a) Silver-tip.
(b) Willow-whip.
(c) Water-chaser.
(d) White-cloud.

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

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

6. How many other women was Feather-woman brought with into the Crow village?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 120.
(d) 100.

7. On the fourth morning, the stranger came to the woman and her daughter and told them his name. What was his name?
(a) Sharp-claws.
(b) White-eagle.
(c) Lone-hunter.
(d) Lost-boy.

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

9. How much did the white men pay for each pair of horse's ears to get the horses killed?
(a) $2.
(b) $5.
(c) $4.
(d) $3.

10. How many Crow women were captured by the Lakota in the story of the woman escaping from the Lakota village?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eighteen.

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

12. In the beginning of Chapter 15, Linderman visits the Trader's store for what?
(a) Silver money.
(b) Candy sticks for the kids.
(c) A pair of reading glasses.
(d) Chewing tobacco.

13. How old was the woman Strikes-two when she rode through the Crow camp singing her medicine song?
(a) 55.
(b) 65.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.

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

15. What month was Pretty-shield talking about when she states that something happened in the moon when leaves are showing?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Crow chief that rode into the circle to talk to Sitting Bull carried a tail of a buffalo that had what on it?

2. How long did the woman let the meat dry that had been cut off the young buffalo cow?

3. When Pretty-shield entered the school building out of breath from running, she wiped her forehead with what?

4. 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?

5. Who did Pretty-shield describe as being bad and brave?

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