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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 other women was Feather-woman brought with into the Crow village?

2. Where was meat usually roasted, according to Pretty-shield?

3. Why did Pretty-shield cover piles of meat with buffalo robes and trample on them?

4. What did Pretty-shield's mother rub on the little girl's lips that were cracked and swollen?

5. What did Lion-woman and her children live off of when they were trying to survive in the wild?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what age was Pretty-shield promised to her man, what was his name, and at what age were they married?

2. In the story of the woman-mouse, what did the woman-mouse whisper in Little-face's ear?

3. How did Pretty-shield reply when Linderman asked her if the men who had died at Little Bighorn had been buried?

4. What did the mountain lion say to Feather-woman?

5. What question did Linderman ask Pretty-shield in the beginning of Chapter 16 that pleased her?

6. Who were some of the Sore-lip members that Pretty-shield mentioned in Chapter 17, and what was their medicine?

7. When the woman first met the white bear in the story of Lost-boy, what did the white bear offer the woman and her child?

8. What was the name of the aged Negro that Linderman mentioned in Chapter 15, and who had he been a servant to?

9. According to Pretty-shield, how were babies bathed?

10. Who were the people that accompanied General Custer to the battle at Little Bighorn?

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

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 3

Pretty-shield was sent to live with her aunt when she was very young instead of having her mother raise her. How do you think this experience benefited Pretty-shield as well as her aunt? What did Pretty-shield and her aunt learn from this experience? Do you think Pretty-shield's mother was okay with this arrangement or do you think she regretted it?

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