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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Koi-ehm-toya see from her tipi?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

2. What surprised Kope'mah as a child when she watched buffalo with her father?
(a) They seemed innumerable.
(b) They seemed to move slowly but covered ground quickly.
(c) They seemed noble and majestic.
(d) They seemed to leave no mark on the scene.

3. Why doesn't Jason want to display the painting Lola Bourne buys?
(a) It's different from Set's other work.
(b) It's nonrepresentational.
(c) It's unskilled.
(d) It's disturbing.

4. How does Murphy feel after he has lost the horse?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is ashamed.
(d) He is heartbroken.

5. What does Alais Sancerre see in the painting "Venture Beyond Time"?
(a) Kafka.
(b) Set himself.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) A centaur.

6. What promise had Grey made that preys on Set?
(a) She would teach him to ride.
(b) She would tell him about his parents.
(c) She would teach him Kiowa stories.
(d) She had something important to give him.

7. How does Set feel as he comes to the Indian encampment?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Excited.
(c) Restless.
(d) Bored.

8. What does Grey imagine she gave Billy the Kid in jail?
(a) A pin.
(b) A note.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

9. What prize had Momaday won when he wrote this book?
(a) The Nobel Prize for Literature.
(b) The National Book Award.
(c) The Pulitzer Prize.
(d) The American Book Award.

10. What does Set dream of losing in the woods?
(a) The boy who turns into a bear.
(b) His adoptive father, Bent.
(c) His dog Luki.
(d) Himself.

11. Where does Grey imagine she met Billy the Kid?
(a) In the courthouse.
(b) At the outhouse.
(c) On horseback.
(d) In jail.

12. What does death seem to be to Kope'mah?
(a) A friend.
(b) A riddle.
(c) An enemy.
(d) A blessing.

13. What expression does Grey learn was found in Billy the Kid's eyes?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Nothing whatever.
(c) Ferocious anger.
(d) Crazed excitement.

14. Why is Set so startled when he meets Grey at the encampment?
(a) She is hostile.
(b) She is like a boy.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is not interested in him.

15. Who tells Grey that the bear is coming?
(a) Kope'mah.
(b) The bear himself.
(c) Koi-ehm-toya.
(d) Perfecto Atole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tribe's myth forms the basis of this story?

2. What language does Grey grow up speaking?

3. What was the name of the first painting Lola Bourne bought from Set?

4. Who is the only fictitious character in Grey's vision of helping Billy the Kid escape from jail?

5. Who is Deluvina Maxwell?

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