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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. Upon Ferdinand Horn's second visit, what does the narrator tell him that surprises him?

2. After digging his grandmother's grave, what does the coming storm make the narrator ponder?

3. After his horse falls, what does the narrator wonder about his brother and father?

4. After his escapades in Havre, who does the narrator ride with on his way home?

5. When the narrator finds the cow drowning in the mud, of what does she remind him?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lame Bull gives the eulogy for the old woman, what is it like?

2. After the narrator spends several days in Havre, what does he finally want to do, and why?

3. When the narrator sees the white man arrested, how is he treated by the other bar patrons?

4. When Ferdinand Horn and his wife come to offer condolences, why does the wife seem so interested in the narrator's girlfriend and how does the narrator react?

5. Based on the behavior of the white traveling man, what may have happened if the narrator had driven him over the border?

6. When the narrator returns home from Havre, what does he think about while he is alone?

7. In Chapter 36, before Mose dies, what is the mood of the story?

8. While the narrator is riding home from Havre, what does he notice about the little girl in the car and how is that significant?

9. While Mose and the narrator are herding cattle, what contributes to Mose's death?

10. When the narrator walks out on the plains after his grandmother's death, what does he tell Old Bird?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is significant about the narrator's realization that Yellow Calf is his grandfather? How does this affect him and his story? How does this fit in with the overall theme of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is the narrator's opinion of the outside world? Recalling the encounters that the narrator has with the outside world, is his opinion warranted?

Essay Topic 3

How does Teresa's memory and attitudes towards his father affect the narrator? Is her influence on him positive or negative? Why?

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