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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dan consider bullshit regarding the white people's way of life?
(a) The white people's way of raising their children.
(b) The white people's attitude toward possessions.
(c) The white people's emphasis on education.
(d) The white people's marriage customs.

2. Why did Dan feel it was stupid to be called an Indian?
(a) Because Columbus thought he had found the East Indies.
(b) Because it wasn't a Lakota term.
(c) Because he was really a Native American.
(d) Because it was demeaning.

3. On what kind of sandwich did Grover often make for which Dan complimented him?
(a) Baloney sandwich.
(b) Roast Beef sandwich.
(c) Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
(d) Tuna fish sandwich.

4. How did Grover wear his hair?
(a) In a crew cut.
(b) In a pony tail.
(c) Medium length parted at the side.
(d) Long and straggly hanging loose.

5. According to Dan, the Creator love the smell of what?
(a) The spring prairie flowers.
(b) Sweet grass sprinkled into a fire.
(c) The Indian camp fire.
(d) The spring rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of one of the books Nerburn wrote after working on the reservation?

2. What request did the Indian woman have when she called Nerburn?

3. Nerburn got a phone call from whom in Chapter 1?

4. In what year was the book published?

5. What is the lie of the good man, according to Dan?

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