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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Wanderer finally acquire repeating guns?
(a) Mexican trader, Emile Rodrigous.
(b) New Mexican trader, Tony Mitchell.
(c) Mexican trader, Jose Tafoya.
(d) New Mexican trader, Mike Reyes.

2. How long after his rescue does John Parker/Bear Cub return to Old Owl's band?
(a) Five months.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Five days.
(d) Five years.

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

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

5. What does Naduah dislike about the reaction of the other girls upon Wanderer's return in Chapter 35?
(a) The way they fall over his every word.
(b) The way they ignore him.
(c) The way they push Naduah out of the way.
(d) The way they prim and preen.

6. What item does Wanderer find in Linnville that he feels Naduah will like?
(a) A throroughbred horse.
(b) A fancy silk dress.
(c) A hand-tooled saddle.
(d) A gold brooch.

7. What items does Wanderer take from a settlement at Linnville?
(a) Horses and saddles.
(b) Gold and silver.
(c) Guns and ammo.
(d) Clothes and jewelry.

8. Who heals Wanderer's injury in Chapter 50?
(a) Quanah.
(b) Pecan.
(c) Naduah.
(d) Medicine Woman.

9. What is the name of Naduah and Wanderer's second child?
(a) Pecan.
(b) Quotich.
(c) Wanderer Jr.
(d) Wasp.

10. What is Bear Cub's Christian name?
(a) John Parker.
(b) James Parker.
(c) Silas Parker Jr.
(d) Thomas Parker.

11. What type of gun do the white soldiers use against the Indians that makes the fight unfair in Chapter 39?
(a) Five shot Colts.
(b) Colt .35.
(c) Machine guns.
(d) Remington shotguns.

12. Why is the body of this character in Chapter 44 who died of cholera not buried, but burned?
(a) Because he was disrespected.
(b) To prevent spread of the disease.
(c) This is the traditional burial of Comanche.
(d) To signal other bands to stay away.

13. What vaccine do the white men refuse to give the Wasp band in Chapter 48?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Chickenpox.

14. What news greets Wanderer when he returns to the Wasp camp after the ambush at Plum Creek?
(a) His father has been captured by white soldiers.
(b) Raids are decimating Comanche bands.
(c) His brother died at Plum Creek.
(d) Raids have killed his mother.

15. 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 food or water.
(c) There was no loot.
(d) There was no arrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wanderer trade for the guns in Chapter 41?

2. Circle of life is what style element in Chapters 31-33?

3. What weapon does Wanderer take from the raid in Chapter 50?

4. How long has Bear Cub been a member of Old Owl's band?

5. What does Naduah do when the women at the fort are done with her in Chapter 54?

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