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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 young women were sliding down the hill when Pretty-shield thought she saw a wolf from their tribe warn them of oncoming enemies?

2. What was the name for a bowl-like, skin-covered boat?

3. What month was Pretty-shield born in?

4. How long did Pretty-shield's aunt keep her pet bears?

5. What was the color of the silk muffler that Pretty-shield removed from her head in the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only instance where a woman's name could be changed, according to Pretty-shield?

2. Describe how Pretty-shield received the scar on her forehead.

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

4. Describe the first white men that Pretty-shield met.

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

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

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. 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?

9. Describe Kills-good.

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

What new thing or things did you learn about the Crow culture from this book? What things surprised you or enlightened about the Crow way of life? Use specific information to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Pretty-shield was obviously involved with all of her grandchildren's lives.What do you think Pretty-shield's hopes for her grandchildren were? What fears do you think she had for their futures? What changes in her lifetime evoked these hopes and fears?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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