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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Crow and Lakota people formed a great circle and Sitting Bull sat in the middle of the circle, what did he place across his knees?
(a) An axe.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A treaty.
(d) His robe.

2. What did Pretty-shield use to tan her robes and skins?
(a) Sunflowers and cactus.
(b) The intestines and stomach of the animal.
(c) The liver and brains of the animal.
(d) Roots and dirt.

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

4. What color did the men paint their faces to show a sign of victory?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. What was the name of the Crow man who invited Feather-woman to live with him and his woman as his sister?
(a) Hunting-bird.
(b) Two-faces.
(c) Rolling-river.
(d) Black-hunter.

6. What did Pretty-shield's mother use to wipe away their tracks to keep the Lakota from finding them?
(a) A horse hair brush.
(b) A bear's fur coat.
(c) A wolf's skin.
(d) Porcupine quills.

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

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

9. The Crow chief that rode into the circle to talk to Sitting Bull carried a tail of a buffalo that had what on it?
(a) A porcupine quill.
(b) An antelope horn.
(c) A raccoon tail.
(d) An eagle's feather.

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

11. When Linderman was leaving the school building in the beginning of Chapter 12, what were the prisoners doing?
(a) Gathering trash off the sides of the street.
(b) Raking leaves.
(c) Cleaning toilets.
(d) Sweeping the sidewalk.

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

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

14. After the woman escaped with her child and was running from the Lakota, how many parties of Lakota did she spot on the third day?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 15, Linderman visits the Trader's store for what?

2. Along what river was the Big Tree located?

3. How old was Pretty-shield when her man "took her"?

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

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

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