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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. Which of the Napikwan demands do the Pikuni promise to cooperate with?

2. From Owl Child's lookout, who does Fast Horse recognize approaching?

3. Why does Mik-api feel his recurrent dream is incomplete?

4. Why is Heavy Shield Woman angry with Fools Crow?

5. What event does Fools Crow remember in Chapter 28 that did make him feel he had power?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Fools Crow's mother angry with him as she fixes food for her guests?

2. A white healer comes to the Lone Eaters' camp to warn of the smallpox. Why would the Pikunis believe anything a white man has to say?

3. Describe the thoughts and feelings of Yellow Kidney before, during and after he decides to leave the Lone Eater camp.

4. What does Fast Horse find in the war lodge while Owl Child stays with the horses, and how does he know who it is?

5. Even though the Lone Eaters trust this white healer, why don't they agree to follow his advice?

6. Describe the devastation in the Lone Eaters camp after thirteen days of the small pox disease.

7. How does Fast Horse's reaction to finding Yellow Kidney's body show he is beginning to regret the path he has chosen with Owl Child?

8. How does Fools Crow discover the new land in his dream during his seven-day journey?

9. When the Pikunis chiefs meet for council, what do they decide to do about the white healer's warning and the seizers' demands?

10. How are Running Fisher and Kills-close-to-the-lake related and what is their current relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the seven day journey of Fools Crow that was inspired by Nitsokan. What was going on? Why did Fools Crow need to make this journey? What was revealed to him? How did this influence his thinking in the final chapters of this book?

Essay Topic 2

A minor theme of betrayal was also intertwined in this novel. What constitutes betrayal, and how is this portrayed in Fools Crow? In what ways do the Pikunis as a people feel betrayed? In what ways do individual characters in the story feel betrayed? Was there or can there be any restitution for betrayal?

Essay Topic 3

White Man's Dog and Fast Horse are the two main characters of this book.

1) Compare and contrast the boys, Fast Horse and White Man's Dog, in the early chapters of this book. Which appeared to be destined to be a leader? Which appeared to be the weaker one?

2) What were the major turning points that propelled White Man's Dog to be the man of honor and tradition, while Fast Horse abandoned the ways of his people and chose another path?

3) Compare and contrast Fools Crow and Fast Horse toward the end of the story. Is there hope for Fast Horse to become an honorable man?

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