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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 many feathers did the coyote tell the boy to steal from Red-woman?

2. What was the name of the man that took Good-trader for a wife?

3. What did Pretty-shield tell Linderman that she likes to do and that she always had?

4. What color were the arrow-points that Pretty-shield found in a large pile?

5. Pretty-shield claimed that she knew a woman that had what type of animal that could talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Linderman's response when Pretty-shield inquired on what he wanted her to speak about?

2. What did Pretty-shield's buffalo horse do when she didn't shoot a calf they were chasing after?

3. In Chapter 4, what did the coyote tell the boy to do to get rid of Red-woman?

4. Describe what happened when Pretty-shield's mother chased after the horse that ran away from her.

5. What did Pretty-shield say to the woman who stopped at the creek with her baby to let her horse drink?

6. In Chapter 3, how did Pretty-shield describe her father?

7. What are a couple of the things that Pretty-shield describes as being "strange things" in Crow country?

8. When Pretty-shield and the other children made a pretend village, the village was so real that they felt they had to do what?

9. Why did Pretty-shield bring up the subject of the prisoners locked up in the Agency jail?

10. What was the only instance where a woman's name could be changed, according to Pretty-shield?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 18, how does Pretty-shield describe war? Some tribes seemed to be more peaceful while other tribes seemed to search for battles. Do you think most of the Crow tribe had the same thoughts on war? What evidence is there of other tribes wanting or searching for war instead of trying to avoid it? How do you think the men or warrior's view of war is different from Pretty-shield's or a woman's view?

Essay Topic 2

What was one of your favorite stories that Pretty-shield told in the book? Why was this your favorite story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Pretty-shield. Describe Pretty-shield's characteristics and ideals. What things were important to Pretty-shield while growing up? What things were important to Pretty-shield as an old woman?

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