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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. What is the brain of the buffalo used for?

2. To whom is Something Good married?

3. Who is Placido?

4. What does Naduah spent the winter of 1839 hunting?

5. What does Cynthia do when she finally arrives at the Indian camp in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saves the Medicine Woman from a flood?

2. Who brings help for Wanderer and Eagle?

3. Why do the Indians kill all the non-adopted white captives within their bands?

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

5. What is Naduah taught during the buffalo hunt?

6. What happens to Rachel in Chapters 27-28?

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

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

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

10. What weather event causes the Wasp difficulty in finding food after they are forced to abandon their camp due to fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Wanderer? Why does Wanderer make a deal to marry Cynthia when she is only nine? Is this traditional in the Indian way of life? Does Wanderer love Cynthia? Why does Wanderer not choose a more traditional wife? How many children do they have? What does this say about Cynthia's status among the other Indians?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Bear Cub? Why does Bear Cub speak English when talking about his white family, but uses the Comanche language the rest of the time? What does this say about Bear Cub's loyalties? Why is Bear Cub returned to white society? How does Bear Cub feel about this change in circumstances? How does Bear Cub return to the Comanches? Why does Bear Cub go on a vision quest? Why does Bear Cub eventually decide to live on a ranch in Mexico? What does this say about Bear Cub's loyalties now? Is Bear Cub being smart or unfair?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss each of the following relationships in detail:

1) Naduah and Wanderer

2) Naduah and Bear Cub

3) Cynthia Ann and John Parker

4) Naduah and Medicine Woman.

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