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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 happens when the Wasp band goes off on its own again in Chapter 48?
(a) They are destroyed by smallpox.
(b) They all break out with measle rashes.
(c) They all become disabled from polio.
(d) They are overwhelmed with chickenpox.

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

3. Who does Wanderer face over the body of his father in Chapter 52?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Placido.
(c) Buffalo Piss.
(d) Hawk.

4. What happens on the way home from Linnville to the raiding party?
(a) They are drowned in a swollen river.
(b) They are ambushed by Texas Rangers.
(c) They are arrested by local police authorities.
(d) They are attacked by the army.

5. What argument does Wanderer have with Buffalo Piss as they prepare to return to camp?
(a) Who should take credit for the looting.
(b) Which route to take.
(c) Which town to raid next.
(d) Who should take the loot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Wanderer begin his own band?

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

4. What is causing the buffalo to become less prevalent on Indian lands during the novel's setting?

5. Why do the Comanche declare war on Texas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Naduah agree to go with Cynthia Ann Parker's uncle after her capture by white soldiers?

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

3. Why is Naduah angry when Wanderer returns to the Wasp in order to find a wife?

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

5. Why does Bear Cub vow vengeance against Elder James Parker? What does Elder's actions say about white man's feeling toward Indians?

6. Why do Naduah and Wanderer travel to meet up with the Quohadi tribe?

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

8. By whom is Naduah spotted during a raid by the Noconi? What happens as a result?

9. Why does Wanderer take guns and ammunition from a Texas settlement he and Buffalo Piss have raided with a group of warriors?

10. How do the Indians prefer to live their lives?

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