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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. How many children did Pretty-shield's parents have?

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

3. What was the name of Pretty-shield's father?

4. What was the medicine of the Crow wolf that Pretty-shield recognized high on a hill?

5. What was the name of the "borrowed" baby in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Pretty-shield tell Linderman about the white bear or grizzly bear?

3. In what ways were Pretty-shield's people tough?

4. Why did Pretty-shield state that the Crows could not all live together?

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

6. Describe how Pretty-shield's kicking ball was made.

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

8. In Chapter 3, how did Pretty-shield describe her father?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 18, how does Pretty-shield describe war? Some tribes seemed to be more peaceful while other tribes seemed to search for battles. Do you think most of the Crow tribe had the same thoughts on war? What evidence is there of other tribes wanting or searching for war instead of trying to avoid it? How do you think the men or warrior's view of war is different from Pretty-shield's or a woman's view?

Essay Topic 2

What was one of your favorite stories that Pretty-shield told in the book? Why was this your favorite story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Pretty-shield's experience with the old white mare riding in the midst of a running buffalo herd. What fears did Pretty-shield have to overcome during this short period of time? How do you think this experience affected Pretty-shield as a Crow Indian? How do you think this affected her as a woman? Do you think she was afraid to ride next to a buffalo herd again?

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