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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bear Cub's loyalties lie when the white soldiers attack Old Owl's band?

2. To whom is Cynthia Ann Parker given after she is captured by Indians in Chapter 1?

3. What happens to the bands of Comanche who go to San Antonio for the 1839 peace treaty talks?

4. Who is John Parker?

5. Who is Naduah called to heal after fire takes her sight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wanderer tell Naduah that the raid on Parker's Fort took place?

2. Where does Naduah choose to go when the winter camp breaks and the two bands go their separate ways?

3. What new name is Cynthia given upon her arrival with the Comanche? What does it mean?

4. Who brings help for Wanderer and Eagle?

5. Who is John Parker? What is his life like with the Comanche?

6. Whose treatment during transportation to the Comanche camps causes Cynthia Ann Parker some discomfort?

7. What medical procedure does Naduah assist on that demonstrates her healing abilities? Who has taught Naduah about medicine?

8. Who is the leader of the Wasp band of the Comanche?

9. How many die as a result of the disaster at White Robe's camp?

10. How large is the combination of the Wasp and Old Owl's bands when they winter together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Eagle? Why does he sacrifice himself for Wanderer? What relationship is Eagle involved in that threatens to bring shame on him and his love? Why does Eagle continue this relationship when he knows it could cause him shame? Whose child is it rumored Eagle has fathered? What happens to this woman, to this child? Who kills Eagle? For what reason? What revenge plan is hatched to avenge Eagle's murder? How does this lead to Cynthia Ann Parker returning to her white family?

Essay Topic 2

What is white man's disease? How does white man's disease spread to the Indians? How does Neduah keep smallpox from spreading through the Wasp band? Which disease finally kills Old Owl? How does Bear Cub react to this knowledge? How does Bear Cub contract this disease? Does he survive? What disease kills Neduah's Indian parents and grandmother? How does she react to this news? Could this devastation have been prevented?

Essay Topic 3

Bear Cub comes to the conclusion that the time of the Indians is coming to an end. Is he right? How has Indian life changed over the years the Parkers have been with the Comanche? What has caused this change? Could the Indians have done something to prevent this? Could the white man? Why did the younger Indians resist moving to the reservations so much? What happened on the reservations? Would these have been better places for the Comanche? Could it have prevented starvation and death? Explain.

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