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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would the author use so much Native American terminology in this story?
(a) To confuse the reader.
(b) To create an atmosphere of mystery.
(c) To show how knowledgable the author is about Native Americans.
(d) To introduce the reader to the Native American culture.

2. What goes wrong with Fools Crow's plan to expose the white hunter?
(a) The hunter does not take the bait and does not appear.
(b) The hunter shoots Red Paint.
(c) Fools Crow panics over Red Paint's safety and gets shot himself.
(d) The hunter sees Fools Crow first, shoots him and escapes.

3. What structure does White Man's Dog enter in his dream?
(a) A white man's tent, where he sees a girl.
(b) A tipi filled with dark shapes.
(c) A cave where Cold Maker waits.
(d) A sweat lodge filled with warrior braves.

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."
(a) Fast Horse, just before he leaves with all his belongings.
(b) Yellow Kidney to White Man's Dog.
(c) The wolverine in White Man's Dog's dream.
(d) The wolverine in Kills-close-to-the-lake's dream.

5. How does White Man's Dog kill Bull Shield?
(a) After being shot himself, White Man's Dog shoots the chief in the chest.
(b) White Man's Dog gives Fox Eyes the honor of killing Bull Shield.
(c) White Man's Dog wrestles Bull Shield and stabs him in the heart.
(d) White Man's Dog pretends to be shot and when Bull Shield comes near, he breaks Bull Shield's neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Red Paint and White Man's Dog plan to name their baby?

2. Which of the following does NOT advance the theme of loss and change in Chapters 13 and 14?

3. What does Mik-api do when White Man's Dog tells him about his dream of the white-faced girl?

4. How does Yellow Kidney return to the Lone Eaters?

5. Whose boastful recklessness worries Yellow Kidney because it could bring trouble to the raiding party's success?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Running Fisher and Rides-at-the-door, and what disturbing news do they bring the others in Chapter 9?

2. How does White Man's Dog manage to kill Bull Shield?

3. What happens when Yellow Kidney and the raiding party try to find the stream from Fast Horse's dream?

4. White Man's Dog was not with Yellow Kidney in the heart of the Crow camp, so why does he feel responsible for Yellow Kidney's capture and mutilation?

5. When White Man's Dog marries Red Paint, her father, Yellow Kidney, gives White Man's Dog his many-shots-gun as a wedding present. Why is this particularly significant to White Man's Dog?

6. Describe White Man's Dog's recurring dream in Chapter 3.

7. How does the war party react to the solar eclipse on the fourth day out?

8. Fools Crow does not want to kill a white man as Raven asks, but is finally convinced to comply for what reason?

9. What discussion is sparked when Fools Crow tells the Lone Eater camp that he has killed a Napikwan hunter?

10. Describe Yellow Kidney's return to the Lone Eater's camp.

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