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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 was the name of the wise-one that went to the birthing lodge with Pretty-shield and her mother?

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

3. After the woman escaped with her child and was running from the Lakota, how many parties of Lakota did she spot on the third day?

4. How many children did Pretty-shield have?

5. Who was also known as Son-of-the-morning-star?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happened to the woman that was picking plums and was bitten by a rattlesnake?

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

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

9. How does Pretty-shield describe Goes-ahead?

10. What did Pretty-shield state were the happiest days of her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 18, how does Pretty-shield describe war? Some tribes seemed to be more peaceful while other tribes seemed to search for battles. Do you think most of the Crow tribe had the same thoughts on war? What evidence is there of other tribes wanting or searching for war instead of trying to avoid it? How do you think the men or warrior's view of war is different from Pretty-shield's or a woman's view?

Essay Topic 2

What does Pretty-shield mean in Chapter 19 when she states, "when the buffalo went away, the hearts of my people fell to the ground"?

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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