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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 is Parker's Fort?

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

3. To whom is Something Good married?

4. Where does Something Good take Naduah shortly after her arrival with the band?

5. How many Comanche bands agree to go to San Antonio for the 1839 peace treaty talks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do the Comanche take captive during the raid on Parker's Fort?

2. Does Bear Cub want to return with the white man after a group of soldiers raids Old Owl's band?

3. What is Naduah envious of in connection with Bear Cub's behavior?

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

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

6. Who entrusts Naduah with his war gear after the successful raid on the People Eaters?

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

8. Why do six Indian bands agree to go to San Antonio in the Autumn of 1839?

9. Why is a special crest of three red lines designed for Wanderer's arrows?

10. What is Naduah taught during the buffalo hunt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Cynthia remain with the Indians for so long? Why does Cynthia marry an Indian warrior? Does Cynthia love her husband? What is life like for Cynthia? How might it have been different had she not been taken by the Indians? Could Cynthia have run away and returned to the white world? If so, why did she not? Is Cynthia a bad person for adopting the Indian way of life? Why do the white men look down on Cynthia when they rescue her?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Rachel? How is Rachel treated by her Indian captives? For what reason do they treat Rachel in this way? Why is there such a contrast between the way Rachel is treated and the way the Parker children are treated? Are the Parkers treated so different because they are children? What might have happened to Cynthia if she had been a few years older? Why is Rachel's child killed? How does she feel about this? Why does Rachel blame her husband for not rescuing her sooner? What might Rachel's husband have done?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Quanah? Who are his parents? What happens to his mother? What happens to his father? How does Quanah become leader of a band of Comanches? Why does Quanah fight the move to the reservations for so long? What finally leads Quanah to move his people to the reservation? What does this say about the Indian way of life? What has caused this overwhelming change in such a short period of time?

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