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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. Who is Noah Smithwick?

2. What does Wanderer really do in Medicine Woman's lodge while the camp evacuates in the face of a natural disaster?

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

4. What does Naduah sacrifice in order to help the Wasp band eat?

5. To whom does the chief of the Wasp band give Cynthia Ann Parker in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What group of Indians raid Parker's Fort? Why?

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

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

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

7. Who ambushes and captures Wanderer, Eagle, and Spaniard while they are hunting? Why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the search for the white captives by white society. Why do they not search for the Parkers immediately? Why do they pay a ransom for Rachel and John upon their discovery? Do the traders who search for the captives have honest intentions? Do the white captives want to return to their homes and families? Why or why not? How does Rachel feel when she goes back to white society? Why does she die so young? Could Rachel's husband have waited longer for her? Why did he not?

Essay Topic 2

The story of Cynthia Ann Parker is based on fact. How has the author fictionalized the story? What changes were made? For what reason? How much of this novel is based on fact? How does the author present the true facts of the novel? Did the author stay close to the truth?

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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