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

2. What does Rachel learn about her husband after her release?

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

4. Who asks Naduah to remain with Old Owl's band as the bands break up at the end of winter in Chapter 23?

5. What is the brain of the buffalo used for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eagle antagonize his captors?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Does Cynthia Ann Parker hope to be rescued from the Comanche?

9. Who saves the Medicine Woman from a flood?

10. Who does Cynthia Ann Parker continue to fear as she adjusts to life with the Comanche?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In the end of the novel, both Cynthia and her Indian husband, Wanderer, die. Why do they die? What does this say about the way they feel for one another? What does this say about Cynthia's feelings for the Indian way of life? How does Cynthia's death compare with Rachel's? Did they die of similar causes? What might Rachel's life have been like if she had not been captured or had been rescued sooner? How might Cynthia's life have ended differently if she had not been captured or was rescued sooner?

Essay Topic 3

Define and find examples of each style term in the novel:

1) Irony

2) Symbolism

3) Metaphor

4) Motivation.

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