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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on the way home from Linnville to the raiding party?
(a) They are ambushed by Texas Rangers.
(b) They are drowned in a swollen river.
(c) They are attacked by the army.
(d) They are arrested by local police authorities.

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

3. Why do the Comanche declare war on Texas?
(a) In revenge for the murder of White Robe's band.
(b) Out of jealousy for the cattle they did not receive.
(c) In revenge for the events at San Antonio.
(d) Out of jealousy for the reservations they were not allowed to go to.

4. Why does Wanderer decide to leave the Wasp band again?
(a) To take care of his mother.
(b) To take care of his brother.
(c) To help his father's band.
(d) To help his uncle's band.

5. Why do the soldiers announce they have killed the Noconi leader?
(a) They want to cause fear among the Comanche.
(b) They think they have, but mistake him with Gathered Up.
(c) They want the glory.
(d) They think it will make Naduah submit to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naduah do when the women at the fort are done with her in Chapter 54?

2. Who spots Naduah during a raid in Chapter 42?

3. Who have the soldiers killed in Chapter 53?

4. How old is Quanah when Wanderer first takes him on a raid against the white settlers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Naduah afraid of a group of white traders who come to the Naconi camp?

2. How does Old Owl die? What happens to his remains?

3. How do the Indians prefer to live their lives?

4. Why does Bear Cub vow vengeance against Elder James Parker? What does Elder's actions say about white man's feeling toward Indians?

5. What decision does Bear Cub make in chapter 47 that Naduah deeply disagrees with, causing her to disown him as her brother?

6. Why does Naduah agree to go with Cynthia Ann Parker's uncle after her capture by white soldiers?

7. What does Wanderer convinces the mayordomo of a New Mexico Indian tribe he must do?

8. What promise does Placido make when he faces Wanderer during a raid by white soldiers?

9. By whom is Naduah spotted during a raid by the Noconi? What happens as a result?

10. By 1854, how many years has it been since Cynthia Ann Parker's capture by the Comanche?

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