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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose idea is it to stage a horse raid on the Crows?
(a) Mik-api.
(b) Fast Horse.
(c) White Man's Dog.
(d) White Man's Dog's father.

2. What does Yellow Kidney report that Fast Horse did when Yellow Kidney was leading Bull Shield's horse away during the raid that ultimately resulted in his capture?
(a) Fast Horse lost control of the horse he was leading and it ran away.
(b) Fast Horse was careless about leaving footprints.
(c) Fast Horse broke the silence with fierce boasting.
(d) Fast Horse stepped on a branch that snapped loudly.

3. What does Eagle Rib dream about that troubles him?
(a) Eagle Rib dreams Cold Maker bringing winter to the land.
(b) Eagle Rib dreams of the Nipikwan trapping animals.
(c) Eagle Rib dreams of a white death horse wearing a bridle and dragging the reins.
(d) Eagle Rib dreams he has lost the horses from the raid.

4. Who does Rides-at-the-door think should be banished from the Lone Eaters?
(a) Yellow Kidney.
(b) White Man's Dog.
(c) Owl Child.
(d) Fast Horse.

5. How long does it take for the injured man to regain consciousness?
(a) He was never unconscious.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week and three days.
(d) One week.

6. How has Yellow Kidney reacted to his disfigurement since he has returned home to the Lone Eaters?
(a) He has become a leading voice of wisdom in the camp.
(b) He no longer touches his wife and chooses to live in self-pity.
(c) He prays for healing and takes long solitary walks.
(d) He has overcome his handicap with fierce determination.

7. Why does Yellow Kidney include White Man's Dog in the raiding party heading for the Crow camp?
(a) Out of respect for White Man's Dog's father.
(b) So that he will have someone to blame if all does not go well.
(c) Because he wants to teach White Man's Dog to toughen up.
(d) Because White Man's Dog and Fast Horse are close friends.

8. What does Rides-at-the-door think they should do about the Napikwans?
(a) He thinks they should pray and hold a cleansing ritual.
(b) He thinks they should join Fast Horse and Owl Child and fight the Napikwans.
(c) He thinks they should move the camp farther from the Napikwans.
(d) He thinks they should leave them alone.

9. What does Mik-api do when White Man's Dog tells him about his dream of the white-faced girl?
(a) Mik-api sends White Man's Dog on a dream quest.
(b) Mik-api scolds White Man's Dog for not telling this dream sooner.
(c) Mik-api banishes Fast Horse from the Lone Eaters.
(d) Mik-api performs a purifying ceremony.

10. In Chapter 13, who arrives at the Lone Eaters' camp?
(a) Members of Bull Shield's camp, wearing blue uniforms.
(b) The seizers, wearing blue uniforms.
(c) Owl Child and Fast Horse.
(d) The seizers, wearing war paint.

11. In the beginning of Chapter 7, three riders enter the Pikunis camp riding on what?
(a) Magical horses.
(b) Picunis horses.
(c) Nipikwan horses.
(d) Crow horses.

12. In Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2, what theme is being introduced through the encroachment of the Napikwans, the development of the characters, and is further emphasized through the point of view of Rides-at-the Door?
(a) The theme of "love and dreams."
(b) The theme of "loss and change."
(c) The theme of "nature versus nurture."
(d) The theme of "boys will be boys."

13. In Chapters 5 and 6, which of the following is NOT something the author has revealed to the reader about the Pikunis culture?
(a) That a Pikunis healer could be either a medicine man or a medicine woman.
(b) That honor plays an important role in the Pikunis culture.
(c) That the Pikunis believe that not acting or believing on a dream can change the direction of lives.
(d) That the Pikunis value craftiness.

14. What happens to Fools Crow after he and Red Paint have been away from camp for 18 days?
(a) He meets Raven, a friend of his father's.
(b) He falls and injures his ankle.
(c) He has a long conversation with Raven in a dream vision.
(d) He weeps over the false story that resulted in his new name, and confesses all to Red Paint.

15. What news does White Man's Dog deliver to the other Pikunis camps during his travels?
(a) White Man's Dog's upcoming marriage ceremony.
(b) Fast Horse's role in Yellow Kidney's misfortune.
(c) Heavy Shield Woman's vow to be Medicine Woman.
(d) The Napikwan's encroachment into the Pikunis lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raven want Fools Crow to do about the evil Napikwan hunter, and why?

2. How does Red Paint feel about her husband going to war with the war party?

3. Why does the brave, White Man's Dog, fear that no woman will find him attractive as a husband?

4. In Chapter 9, who said, "That's the way it is now. All the breathing things are gone--except for us. But hurry, brother, for I feel my strength slipping away."

5. What does Fast Horse like and respect about Owl Child?

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