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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. Why does Old Owl return Bear Cub to the white man in Chapter 34?

3. Who promises Naduah he will reunite her with Wanderer if she will go home with him?

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

5. Where does Naduah want to winter in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, to Buffalo Piss, is like asking an Indian to stop breathing?

2. Why does Pahayuca make the decision to leave the reservation?

3. What happens between Wanderer and his father after the failed battle with the white man's five shooters?

4. What does Wanderer convinces the mayordomo of a New Mexico Indian tribe he must do?

5. What news does Bear Cub bring to Wanderer's band when he catches up to them?

6. What is significant about the man Naduah kills during a raid by white soldiers?

7. What promise does Placido make when he faces Wanderer during a raid by white soldiers?

8. How does Old Owl die? What happens to his remains?

9. By 1854, how many years has it been since Cynthia Ann Parker's capture by the Comanche?

10. What decision does Bear Cub make in chapter 47 that Naduah deeply disagrees with, causing her to disown him as her brother?

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