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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Fall: Chapters 44 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the journey back from Plum Creek to be so difficult on young warriors like Upstream?
(a) There was no loot.
(b) There were no horses.
(c) There was no food or water.
(d) There was no arrows.

2. What is the Staked Plains?
(a) An area in southern Montana.
(b) An area in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas.
(c) An area in east Texas and west Louisiana.
(d) An area in north Oklahoma.

3. What gift does Takes Down the Lodge give Naduah to welcome her to the family?
(a) A doll with a deerskin dress.
(b) Blanket and bow and arrow.
(c) A breechclothe.
(d) A deerskin dress with bells.

4. Why does Eagle feel his life is in jeopardy in the Wasp band?
(a) His affair with Something Good.
(b) His role in getting Wanderer captured by the People Eaters.
(c) His insistence on not following the rules.
(d) His affair with Pahayuca.

5. What is cholera?
(a) A measles-like illness.
(b) An infectious disease of the gastrointestinal track.
(c) An infection of the lungs.
(d) A flu-like illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is causing the buffalo to become less prevalent on Indian lands during the novel's setting?

2. What self mutilation on a squaw's part shows her grief for a fallen warrior or deceased family member?

3. Where does Bear Cub go after the death of his friend in Chapter 44?

4. What news greets Wanderer when he returns to the Wasp camp after the ambush at Plum Creek?

5. What name is the pony given in the war party ceremony christened with?

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