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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. What was the name of the other girl that agreed to try to kill a buffalo calf with Pretty-Shield?

2. What caused Pretty-shield's scar?

3. When Pretty-shield was stuck in the herd of running buffalo, what struck her in the face?

4. What was the name of Pretty-shield's mother?

5. When Pretty-shield's mother ran after the horse in the beginning of Chapter 3, how many men did she see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the buffalo cow that chased Pretty-shield in Chapter 6.

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

3. What did Pretty-shield state the Crows are fond of doing, in Chapter 2?

4. What did Kills-good use for dishes and drinking cups?

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

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

7. When Linderman was closing the damper on the big stove, what was he wondering about asking Pretty-shield?

8. How did the Crows get the Smallpox, and how did it affect their tribe?

9. Describe Kills-good.

10. Describe Pretty-shield's father's buffalo horse.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pretty-shield told the story of receiving the scar on her forehead. What events led up to this scar? Do you think the scar is a reminder to Pretty-shield of more than just an injury? How could this situation been better? How could it have been worse?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think Pretty-shield hoped to change the view on the Crow culture by helping with this book? What things do you think Linderman learned from writing this book speaking with Pretty-shield? How much did you learn about the Crow culture that you didn't know before?

Essay Topic 3

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

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