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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 two colors was Pretty-shield's ball?

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

3. What kind of teeth did Pretty-shield have on her buckskin dress?

4. What color were the arrow-points that Pretty-shield found in a large pile?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Linderman's response when Pretty-shield inquired on what he wanted her to speak about?

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

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

7. What did Pretty-shield bring for Linderman in the tiny buckskin pouch and what did she warn him against after handing it to him?

8. What was Pretty-shield's answer when Linderman asked if she had ever whipped her own children?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain some of the conflicts that Pretty-shield had to face as the subject of the book. What are some of the different individuals, forces of nature, or ideas that caused conflict in Pretty-shield's experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Pretty-shield. Describe Pretty-shield's characteristics and ideals. What things were important to Pretty-shield while growing up? What things were important to Pretty-shield as an old woman?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the two different occasions when Pretty-shield met "the white man". Compare and contrast these two experiences. How do you think each of these experiences molded Pretty-shield's view of the white man? Do you think it was beneficial for her to have these two very different experiences? Why or why not?

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