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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Naduah recognize about the cause of the disaster at White Robe's camp in Chapter 24?
(a) Is is caused by the white man chasing off the wildlife.
(b) It is caused by poisoned water.
(c) It is caused by a raid of white soldiers.
(d) It is caused by a white man's disease.

2. Why does Eagle antagonize the People Eaters the first night he is their captive?
(a) To keep them from seeing Spaniard escape.
(b) To aid in his escape.
(c) To save Wanderer from death.
(d) To annoy them.

3. How old is Rachel when she dies?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty.

4. What is different for the children of the Wasp band than for the children of Parker's Fort?
(a) They are loved less.
(b) They work harder.
(c) They have more freedom.
(d) They are fed more.

5. Why do New Mexico traders want to buy Rachel?
(a) To use her as a slave.
(b) To return her to her people out of the kindness of their hearts.
(c) To get a ransom for her.
(d) To have a wife for one of the men.

6. Why is Cynthia afraid Wanderer will kill her?
(a) She has done something to offend him.
(b) She has read too many fiction stories.
(c) She wants him to.
(d) She misunderstands his actions.

7. What consequence do the Wasp suffer from Deep Water's actions?
(a) The survivors of White Robe's band raid their camp.
(b) A ghost plagues the Wasp camp.
(c) The smallpox infects five Wasps.
(d) The soldiers follow to retrieve the item.

8. What does Rachel learn about her husband after her release?
(a) He has been captured by the Indians.
(b) He has died.
(c) He has remarried.
(d) He has moved to New York.

9. What is the name of Cynthia Ann Parker's captor?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Pahayuna.
(c) Buffalo Piss.
(d) Wanderer.

10. What item does Deep Water take from White Robe's camp?
(a) His cousin's beaded pouch.
(b) His mother's wedding beads.
(c) His brother's bow and arrow.
(d) His sister's breechclout.

11. What point does Wanderer feel it is important to make Naduah understand?
(a) The raid on Parker's Fort was to replace dead children.
(b) The raid on Parker's Fort was a mistake.
(c) The raid on Parker's Fort was the white man's fault.
(d) The raid on Parker's Fort was a misunderstanding.

12. Why has Cynthia Ann Parker been given to this Comanche couple?
(a) To learn to be a proper squaw.
(b) To be a second wife.
(c) To serve them as a slave.
(d) To replace their dead child.

13. Who is Something Good?
(a) A young Comanche woman.
(b) A young Souix woman.
(c) A young Mohawk woman.
(d) A young English captive.

14. Why does Naduah believe Wanderer has entered Medicine Woman's lodge as everyone else evacuates the camp in face of a natural disaster?
(a) To steal her belongings.
(b) To find medicine for an injured friend.
(c) To save her life.
(d) To find refuge from the natural disaster.

15. What act usually makes an agreement unbreakable between two Comanche warriors?
(a) Kissing on it.
(b) Smoking on it.
(c) The simple act of agreeing.
(d) Shaking on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Terrible Snows moving from band to band in Chapter 27?

2. Why do the Indians raid the fort?

3. What training does Wanderer offer to share with Naduah in Chapter 19?

4. What does Wanderer really do in Medicine Woman's lodge while the camp evacuates in the face of a natural disaster?

5. Who is John Parker?

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