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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14: Inipi-Grandfather's Breath; Yuwipi-Little Lights from Nowhere; Looking at the Sun, They Dance; Don't Hurt the Trees; Roll Up the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 8, Lame Deer tells a big secret that he just wants to whisper and doesn't dare say aloud. What is this secret?
(a) That he once believed himself to be a great Sioux warrior.
(b) That he has seen a thunderbird up close.
(c) That the Sioux are extremely bashful.
(d) That the Sioux tribe doesn't exist anymore.

2. How old was Lame Deer when his mother died?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

3. What is the word that the Sioux Indians use for the soul, spirit, or essence?
(a) Heyoka.
(b) Nagi.
(c) Shehi.
(d) Hanblechia.

4. What was the oldest and most solemn ceremony of the Sioux tribe?
(a) The steam bath.
(b) The yuwipi ceremony.
(c) The inipi ceremony.
(d) The sun dance.

5. How many puffs did the Sioux take on the peace pipe?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lame Deer talks about a famous chief that was named Man-Afraid-of-His-what?

2. During the yuwipi ceremony a man would lie face down and have his fingers laced together with what?

3. What animal was most likely to appear in a vision that a medicine man had?

4. How many squares of flesh did Lame Deer's grandmother cut from her arm for him to have in the vision pit?

5. When the holy man in the story of the ghost dance saw the beautiful land he saw a land that was dotted with what?

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