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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 old was Pretty-shield when her man "took her"?

2. In the springtime, how many tongues does the chickadee have, according to Pretty-shield?

3. When Linderman was walking back toward the school building in the beginning of Chapter 12, how many chickadees did he see?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 18, Linderman asks Pretty-shield if Goes-ahead was with who when they died?

5. Pretty-shield mentions that "the Great Chief in Washington" sends a paper to her every moon that she trades for how much?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Crow's land was leased to white stock-men?

2. Why was Feather-woman not chosen to go back with her Lakota people?

3. How did Linderman reply when Pretty-shield asked him if he had ever talked to animal-people?

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

5. In the story of Lost-boy, how did Lost-boy burn his face?

6. What are some of the tribes that Pretty-shield mentioned in Chapter 14 that never let her people rest because they were always at war?

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

8. What bird did Pretty-shield tell Linderman had big medicine, and what did she ask Linderman about this particular bird?

9. 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?

10. What did the daughter do when her mother told her to go to Lost-boy and be his woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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