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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wanderer begin his own band?
(a) To separate from his father after a disagreement.
(b) To become more powerful.
(c) To give rebels a place to hide out.
(d) To give Naduah the life she desearves.

2. What does Wanderer teach Naduah to do in the desolate land of the Quahadi?
(a) To shop.
(b) To find food.
(c) To hunt.
(d) To track.

3. Why does Old Owl return Bear Cub to the white man in Chapter 34?
(a) To allow Bear Cub to return to his roots.
(b) To use Bear Cub as a spy.
(c) To keep them from stalking his band.
(d) To get rid of a nuisance.

4. Who assisted the white raiders in finding the Naconi camp in Chapter 53?
(a) Placido.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Buffalo Piss.
(d) Eagle.

5. Why does Wanderer tell Naduah he has returned to the Wasp band in Chapter 35?
(a) To help with the season's hunt.
(b) To take over Pahayuca's job.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To avenge the death of a friend.

6. Where does Naduah want to winter in Chapter 42?
(a) In New Mexico.
(b) In Oklahoma.
(c) With the Wasp band.
(d) With Old Owl's band.

7. Why does Bear Cub decide to leave the Indians in Chapter 47?
(a) The Indians no longer do what he wants.
(b) The Indians remind him too much of dead friends.
(c) The Indian life has changed.
(d) The Indians are cruel to him.

8. Why are the soldiers disgusted by Naduah in Chapter 54?
(a) She is naked.
(b) She is with the Comanche willingly.
(c) She is unattractive.
(d) She is a religious heathen.

9. What name is given to Naduah and Wanderer's first child?
(a) Quadoi.
(b) Quanah.
(c) Pecos.
(d) Toh-Tsee-Ah.

10. Who dies of cholera in Chapter 44?
(a) Old Owl.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Wanderer.
(d) Pahayuca.

11. What causes the journey back from Plum Creek to be so difficult on young warriors like Upstream?
(a) There were no horses.
(b) There was no loot.
(c) There was no food or water.
(d) There was no arrows.

12. Who spots Naduah during a raid in Chapter 42?
(a) White soldiers.
(b) White settlers.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Texas Rangers.

13. What is causing the buffalo to become less prevalent on Indian lands during the novel's setting?
(a) The migration of the white people.
(b) Over hunting by the Indians.
(c) Colder winters.
(d) Illness.

14. What does Bear Cub find has happened to other bands as he travels in Chapters 44-45?
(a) They have been forced to starve to death.
(b) They have been moved to the reservations.
(c) They have been raided by the white soldiers.
(d) They have been devastated by cholera.

15. What do New Mexican poachers trade with Wanderer in order to make up for the stealing of buffalo meat to feed their people?
(a) Horses.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Gold.
(d) Corn bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of gun do the white soldiers use against the Indians that makes the fight unfair in Chapter 39?

2. What happens when the Wasp band goes off on its own again in Chapter 48?

3. Who raids the Naconi camp while the men are hunting in Chapter 53?

4. What happens on the way home from Linnville to the raiding party?

5. What is the name of Naduah and Wanderer's second child?

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