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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Dan's grandmother receive for sitting on a blanket and having her picture taken?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A dime.
(d) A nickel.

2. Why did the woman from New York say the Red Road books were not helpful in finding out about the Indians?
(a) She didn't trust a book written by a white man.
(b) The Indians in the book weren't like the "movie Indians."
(c) She didn't care to learn the truth about the Lakota people.
(d) The Indians sounded "flat and uninteresting" in the books.

3. How old was Grover?
(a) In his late thirties.
(b) In his early sixties.
(c) In his late forties.
(d) In his late fifties.

4. What had an old farmer in Bismarck told Nerburn when he asked why he never went east?
(a) He said, "I can't afford the trip."
(b) He said "nah, trees make me nervous."
(c) He said, "there are too many big cities in the east."
(d) He said, "It's too expensive in the east."

5. What were the most important assets Nerburn had in writing the book?
(a) Dan's notes and clippings in the shoebox.
(b) The pen and the tape recorder.
(c) His love and respect of Indians.
(d) His previous experience with the Lakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a man supposed to wear an eagle feather?

2. What was Grover's answer when Dan asked him why he didn't have any junk cars in his yard?

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

4. The Indians Grover was watching on television looked like what nationality?

5. What does "wakan" mean in English?

(see the answer key)

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