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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 does the white traveler offer to do for the narrator if he will help him?

2. Why does the narrator go to Havre?

3. How does First Raise die?

4. What does the narrator find in his father's toolbox that he takes fishing with him?

5. In Chapter 10, what member of Long Knife's family contributes to his reputation as a good worker?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, how does the grandmother feel about the girl the narrator has brought home, and why?

2. In Chapter Eight, when the narrator argues with his mother about the turkey, what is significant about their differing memories?

3. What does the narrator dislike about the relationship between the priest and his mother?

4. After Lame Bull becomes a proprietor, what characteristic does he adopt and what effect does it have?

5. Based on his reactions so far, does the narrator seem to be a compassionate person? Why or why not?

6. When Lame Bull and Teresa return from Malta in Chapter Six, what is different about them and how does this change the direction of the plot?

7. What attitude do the narrator's people have toward the Cree people, and how is this shown?

8. After being beaten by Dougie, why doesn't the narrator retaliate?

9. Why does the narrator agree to help the white traveling man?

10. How does Lame Bull treat the narrator and how does it affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the narrator's opinion of the outside world? Recalling the encounters that the narrator has with the outside world, is his opinion warranted?

Essay Topic 2

What is the goal of the main character? Toward the end of the novel, does the narrator accomplish his goal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is significant about the narrator's realization that Yellow Calf is his grandfather? How does this affect him and his story? How does this fit in with the overall theme of the story?

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