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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Naduah want to winter in Chapter 42?
(a) With the Wasp band.
(b) With Old Owl's band.
(c) In Oklahoma.
(d) In New Mexico.

2. What does Wanderer trade for the guns in Chapter 41?
(a) Horses.
(b) Grain.
(c) Turquiose.
(d) Gold.

3. What do the Comanche think of the treaties the white man, who are intruding on Comanche land, are offering?
(a) They are white man laws, not applicable to the Comanche.
(b) They have no intention of honoring them.
(c) They are unfair to the Comanche.
(d) They are less than the Comanche desearve.

4. What name is given to Naduah and Wanderer's first child?
(a) Toh-Tsee-Ah.
(b) Pecos.
(c) Quanah.
(d) Quadoi.

5. What does this unhappiness with Pahayuca on the parts of Wanderer and Buffalo Piss illustrate about the feelings among Indians in this time period?
(a) That the older Indians are less willing to fight.
(b) That the older Indians are tired and bored with life.
(c) That the younger Indians are impetuous.
(d) That the younger Indians are hot heads.

6. Who is Small Hands?
(a) Bear Cub's cousin.
(b) Bear Cub's lover.
(c) Bear Cub's sister.
(d) Bear Cub's friend.

7. Why is the body of this character in Chapter 44 who died of cholera not buried, but burned?
(a) Because he was disrespected.
(b) To signal other bands to stay away.
(c) This is the traditional burial of Comanche.
(d) To prevent spread of the disease.

8. Why does Old Owl return Bear Cub to the white man in Chapter 34?
(a) To get rid of a nuisance.
(b) To keep them from stalking his band.
(c) To use Bear Cub as a spy.
(d) To allow Bear Cub to return to his roots.

9. Who is Len Williams?
(a) A wounded white soldier.
(b) A Texas Ranger.
(c) A white man come to ransom Cynthia Ann Parker.
(d) A white government official.

10. Where did this character in Chapter 44 contract cholera?
(a) As an escort of a military troop moving to Texas.
(b) As an escort on a wagon train to Illinois.
(c) As an escort of a wagon train to California.
(d) As an escort of a military troop moving East.

11. What is bartering?
(a) Offering services for goods.
(b) Attempting to steal goods or services.
(c) Paying a set amount for goods or services.
(d) Negotiating a trade or price for goods or services.

12. What items does Wanderer take from a settlement at Linnville?
(a) Clothes and jewelry.
(b) Guns and ammo.
(c) Gold and silver.
(d) Horses and saddles.

13. Circle of life is what style element in Chapters 31-33?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Theme.

14. What is Bear Cub's Christian name?
(a) James Parker.
(b) John Parker.
(c) Thomas Parker.
(d) Silas Parker Jr.

15. Where does Wanderer concentrate his raids in the winter of 1849?
(a) The Oregon Trail.
(b) The California Trail.
(c) The Cherokee Trail.
(d) The Sante Fe Trail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the journey back from Plum Creek to be so difficult on young warriors like Upstream?

2. What do New Mexican poachers trade with Wanderer in order to make up for the stealing of buffalo meat to feed their people?

3. What name is given to Wanderer's band?

4. Why does Buffalo Piss come to the Quahadi in Chapter 38?

5. Why do the Comanche declare war on Texas?

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