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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day Nokomis tells Omakayas and the other women a story of an encounter with the spirit of __________________.
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. What disease does the intruder have?
(a) German measles.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Diptheria.

3. Who intrudes on the community dance?
(a) A British soldier.
(b) A white soldier.
(c) A Lakota warrior.
(d) A white voyageur.

4. Which animal spirit comes to Omakayas in a dream?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Fox.
(c) Bear.
(d) Deer.

5. What color beads does Ten Snow use on the item for her husband?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nokomis encourage Omakayas to do?

2. What does Pinch admit to Deydey?

3. What does Deydey sell at the store?

4. Which of the following does NOT represent the connection between One Horn and the family?

5. What does Andeg discover one day that the family feasts on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Deydey acts on a dream that Nokomis has about One Horn.

2. What does Deydey do with the shop owner to earn a bit of money and some food for the family?

3. What is in Nokomis' bundle that she says speaks to her?

4. How does the author explore the relationship between whites and natives in this section?

5. What happens to Omakayas after the smallpox deaths, and who is the one who is able to help her?

6. How does the author explore the themes of the relationship between humans and nature and Omakayas' journey of transformation?

7. What story does Nokomis tell Omakayas and the women which frightens Omakayas but moves the other women?

8. What is Nokomis' advice to Omakayas regarding the bears?

9. What preparations do Mama and Nokomis make for the family's food to get them through the winter?

10. What happens to the white voyageur who interrupts the community dance?

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