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

2. What Indian had counseled reaching out a hand of peace to the white people?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) Black Stag.
(c) Running Horse.
(d) Black Kettle.

3. What was outside of the Old Indian's house?
(a) A large Cadillac.
(b) Two cars, one on blocks.
(c) A small vegetable garden.
(d) An outhouse.

4. What did Wenonah suggest Nerburn do?
(a) Sleep under the car.
(b) Give up writing the book.
(c) Start cooking the meals for her and Dan.
(d) Become an honorary member of the Lakota tribe.

5. What was the Indian philosophy of ownership?
(a) You owned it as long as you needed it then passed it on.
(b) If you owned a lot of things others looked up to you,.
(c) No one dare violate one's ownership of something.
(d) The more things you owned, the better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Nerburn play cards?

2. How were the reservations defined on Nerburn's map?

3. How old was Grover?

4. What did the Lakota people call the Creator?

5. What were Dan and Nerburn listening to as they sat on Dan's front porch?

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