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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. How is Set's health as he begins his vision quest?

2. What did the old man say the child must be if not a bear?

3. Who helps Milo Mottledmare transport Worcester Meat?

4. What did the Kiowa call the rent they charged for use of Indian land?

5. Why does Grey think she is beautiful?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes the maker of shields?

2. How does Grey feel about herself during her pregnancy?

3. What characteristic does Grey say is shared by her mother and her sister and her niece?

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

5. Why is it important to Dr. Terriman and Lola Bourne that Set dances?

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

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

8. What does Grey see of Set beyond his physical appearance?

9. What is the Kaitsenko Society?

10. What does Set mean when he tells Lela that the bear stands against him, and that he is the bear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the girl Grey view the power of her sexuality? How does the woman Grey change? In your essay, analyze Grey's changing attitude toward sex.

Essay Topic 2

Both Set and Grey come from more than one ancestral background. Discuss the similarities and differences between the families of each. Use direct quotations and examples from the story to support each point.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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