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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. Where does Worcester Meat go after he has been sick for sixteen days?

2. Who killed Billy the Kid?

3. What does Grey see just as Set is arriving at the Mottledmare's home?

4. What happens in California while Set is in Paris?

5. Why don't Grey and Set speak at the dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Set respond to the hospital staff's diagnosis and explanations of his condition?

2. What did every people who inhabited the great plains find there?

3. What do the lines on the red earth represent?

4. In Chapter Twelve, Grey does something that has been important to her for the last time. What is it?

5. Why does Dr. Merriman's knowledge of folklore, witchcraft, and medical mythology fail to impress Set?

6. Why does Grey feel at once humbled and important when she thinks of Set?

7. Who becomes the maker of shields?

8. What is the setting where Set begins his vision quest?

9. Grey closes one calendar and opens another in Chapter Eleven of Book Two. What do these different calendars represent?

10. In his old age, what is the last thing that the shield maker dreams? Why is this dream of his significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is a theme in this story. Describe the various ways in which death comes to characters in the story, noting especially the conversation about dying properly between Set-Angya and Billy the Kid. What is a "proper" death? Which characters die properly? Which do not?

Essay Topic 2

Centaurs are mentioned in this story by Alais Sancerre and by Lola Bourne. Reread the passages about Set's art work using centaurs. What do you think they represent in this story? Support your idea with quotations and examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the differences in communication styles between Native Americans as viewed in this story and members of the mainstream culture. Find examples in the story to demonstrate cultural differences in communication.

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