1. Why does Walks with the Sun not immediately try to run away?

2. Why does she put up with the abuse of the two Crow wives? Why would she not tell her Crow husband of their cruelty to her and show him the bruises?

3. The grandfather says that it is time for "old men to dream by the fire." What does he mean by this? What might he dream of?

4. How does the grandfather explain why shapeshifters and magic seem to be rare nowadays? Is it a good explanation?

5. What is the significance of the bear's foot being wounded at the end of the story?

6. "While she slept, she heard the bear speak to her." Does the bear talk to Walks with the Sun within her dream, or is he talking to her while she sleeps and she hears while sleeping? What is the grandfather's...