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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pretty-shield's ball, that she had when she was young, was made by the skin that is over a buffalo's heart, stuffed with what?
(a) Antelope hair.
(b) Buffalo hair.
(c) Pinecones.
(d) Horse hair.

2. 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) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

3. What would a Crow man do when he first wanted a woman?
(a) He would announce his love before the entire tribe.
(b) He would go to her mother.
(c) He would announce his love before the chief.
(d) He would go to her father.

4. How many teeth did the buffalo cow have in front that Pretty-shield described as having something wrong with it?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. From what kind of tree was Pretty-shield's turnip digger made?
(a) Pear.
(b) Chokecherry.
(c) Apple.
(d) Pine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Crow brave drive his knife into the bear that he killed?

2. Who was the chief of the Crow tribe that Pretty-shield talked about in Chapter 2?

3. How old was Pretty-shield when Linderman interviewed her for the book?

4. Who were Yellow-calf and his war-party wiped out by?

5. How many bad faults did Pretty-shield say her father had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the buffalo cow that chased Pretty-shield in Chapter 6.

2. Why did Pretty-shield bring up the subject of the prisoners locked up in the Agency jail?

3. What did Kills-good use for dishes and drinking cups?

4. What did Pretty-shield's buffalo horse do when she didn't shoot a calf they were chasing after?

5. When Pretty-shield and the other children made a pretend village, the village was so real that they felt they had to do what?

6. Describe the kicking ball game that Pretty-shield talks about playing in Chapter 8.

7. At the end of Chapter 5, what did Linderman ask Pretty-shield as she walked stiffly to the door, and what was Pretty-shield's reply?

8. When Linderman was closing the damper on the big stove, what was he wondering about asking Pretty-shield?

9. What did Pretty-shield do during the bear attack on the women picking berries?

10. How did Pretty-shield and the old mare make it out of the middle of a herd of running buffalo?

(see the answer keys)

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