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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 do when her father's buckskin horse "took over"?

2. How many bears did the men tie to the tree to keep Pretty-shield and the other girls in the trees?

3. 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?

4. After the boy was shot with the gun that was found, where did his older brother tie the gun?

5. How many times did the mother bear slap her boy cub?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to good buffalo horses when they ran after buffalo?

3. What was Pretty-shield's answer to the question that Linderman asked concerning how a man treated a married sister-in-law?

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

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

6. What did Pretty-shield see that made her think that all children are alike?

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

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

9. What are a couple of the things that Pretty-shield describes as being "strange things" in Crow country?

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

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.

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

After reading this book, what were some ideas of important staples the Crow people had in every day life? How does Pretty-shield incorporate these staples into her stories? How does she describe the need for these particular items? How do you think the Crow life would be different without one, some, or all of these staples?

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