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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the name Wasp stand for in Pahayuca's band?
(a) A wasp that is crushed under the foot.
(b) A wasp who stings quickly.
(c) A wasp who stings often.
(d) A wasp that is dangerous to the white man.

2. What is different for the children of the Wasp band than for the children of Parker's Fort?
(a) They have more freedom.
(b) They are loved less.
(c) They are fed more.
(d) They work harder.

3. To whom is Cynthia Ann Parker given after she is captured by Indians in Chapter 1?
(a) Wanderer.
(b) Pahayuna.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Buffalo Piss.

4. Why does Eagle antagonize the People Eaters the first night he is their captive?
(a) To annoy them.
(b) To keep them from seeing Spaniard escape.
(c) To save Wanderer from death.
(d) To aid in his escape.

5. Which captive in Chapter 1 has a baby with her?
(a) Elizabeth Parker.
(b) Cynthia Ann Parker.
(c) Carrie Plummer.
(d) Rachel Plummer.

6. How do Indians hunt buffalo?
(a) In pairs.
(b) With mixed groups of men and women.
(c) One on one.
(d) In groups.

7. What gift does Takes Down the Lodge give Naduah to welcome her to the family?
(a) A doll with a deerskin dress.
(b) Blanket and bow and arrow.
(c) A deerskin dress with bells.
(d) A breechclothe.

8. What consequence do the Wasp suffer from Deep Water's actions?
(a) A ghost plagues the Wasp camp.
(b) The survivors of White Robe's band raid their camp.
(c) The soldiers follow to retrieve the item.
(d) The smallpox infects five Wasps.

9. What act usually makes an agreement unbreakable between two Comanche warriors?
(a) Shaking on it.
(b) Kissing on it.
(c) The simple act of agreeing.
(d) Smoking on it.

10. Why are Wanderer, Eagle, and Spaniard captured by the People Eaters?
(a) They have stolen their food.
(b) They have disregarded a treaty with the group.
(c) They have wandered into their territory.
(d) They have attacked one of their camps.

11. Who gives Naduah a deerskin dress with bells during her first year with the Comanche?
(a) Medicine Woman.
(b) Takes Down the Lodge.
(c) Something Good.
(d) Sunrise.

12. What is pemmican?
(a) A special type of arrow.
(b) A hatchet used by Comanche.
(c) A concentrated mix of fruit and water.
(d) A concentrated mixture of fat and protein.

13. What does Naduah spent the winter of 1839 hunting?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Medicinal plants.

14. Who is Placido?
(a) Leader of a group of foreign settlers who are also captured by the People Eaters.
(b) The leader of the People Eater band who captures Wanderer and Eagle.
(c) Leader of a band of Comanche who saves Wanderer.
(d) Leader of a singing troop who is wandering the Staked Plains.

15. Where is Terrible Snows in Chapter 27?
(a) Montana.
(b) California.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is a crest placed on an Indian's arrow?

2. What do the Comanche call the month of February?

3. Why does Rachel Plummer turn on her Indian owner?

4. What name is the pony given in the war party ceremony christened with?

5. Who is Naduah called to heal after fire takes her sight?

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