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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wanderer concentrate his raids in the winter of 1849?
(a) The Sante Fe Trail.
(b) The California Trail.
(c) The Oregon Trail.
(d) The Cherokee Trail.

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

3. Circle of life is what style element in Chapters 31-33?
(a) Simile.
(b) Theme.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Symbolism.

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

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

6. Where is Naduah taken after she is captured by white raiders?
(a) Fort Stockton.
(b) Camp Cooper.
(c) Parker's Fort.
(d) Fort Davis.

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

8. How long has Bear Cub been a member of Old Owl's band?
(a) Six days.
(b) Six years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

9. Where does Bear Cub decide to settle in the end of Chapter 47?
(a) A ranch in Mexico.
(b) A farm in Illinois.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) North Texas.

10. How old is Quanah when Wanderer first takes him on a raid against the white settlers?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

11. What does Naduah do when she learns her Indian family has all died in Chapter 49?
(a) Cuts off her fingers, burns their bodies, and moves into their lodge.
(b) Cuts off her hair, burns their lodge, and takes all their belongings.
(c) Cuts off her fingers, burns their lodge, and kills their pet antelope.
(d) Cuts her hair, burns their lodge, and kills their horses.

12. Who have the soldiers killed in Chapter 53?
(a) Only women, children, and livestock.
(b) Only women, children, and old men.
(c) Only elderly women.
(d) Only children and old women.

13. What injury does Wanderer suffer during a raid in Chapter 50?
(a) A knife wound.
(b) An arrow wound.
(c) A bullet wound.
(d) A near scalping.

14. Where is Plum Creek?
(a) Austin, Texas.
(b) Lockhart, Texas.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) San Antonio, Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Comanche think of the treaties the white man, who are intruding on Comanche land, are offering?

2. For what reason does Pahayuca take his people off the Staked Plains?

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

4. What does Bear Cub consider a slow death in his life outside Old Owl's band?

5. What does Bear Cub find has happened to other bands as he travels in Chapters 44-45?

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