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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pretty-shield use to "attend to" one of her grandchild's noses?

2. How often was the ceremonial tobacco seed planted?

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

4. According to Pretty-shield, the skull that she and the other children found that was abnormally large had a neck bone that was larger than what?

5. When the horse went crazy on Pretty-shield's friend when her mother asked her to drive the horse band, what were the plains covered with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Pretty-shield describe the happy Crow life, and how was their life changed by the horse?

2. What did Pretty-shield say to the woman who stopped at the creek with her baby to let her horse drink?

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

4. What did Pretty-shield do when the girl in the calico dress suggested they take a swim in the creek?

5. 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?

6. What had the bear done to Kills-by-the-water?

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

8. How did the Crows get the Smallpox, and how did it affect their tribe?

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

10. What would the men, women, and children do when the village crier would ride through to tell the people that it was time to move?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pretty-shield entrusted Linderman to make an account of her life and write about the Crow culture. Why do you think Pretty-shield trusted Linderman enough to do this? How did Pretty-shield communicate with Linderman, and do you think there were things in the stories that were lost because of the language barrier between them?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think Pretty-shield hoped to change the view on the Crow culture by helping with this book? What things do you think Linderman learned from writing this book speaking with Pretty-shield? How much did you learn about the Crow culture that you didn't know before?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Pretty-shield's experience of having a baby that she tells Linderman about in Chapter 11; explain how you think this experience affected Pretty-shield. How was it helpful to have others there with her during this experience? Do you think Pretty-shield was strong enough to have a baby on her own during this time? Why or why not? Explain your answers.

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