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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author doing when the seed for this book was planted in his mind?
(a) Riding his motorcycle across North Dakota in August.
(b) Re-reading the other books he had written about Indians.
(c) Sitting on his front porch watching the sun set.
(d) Day-dreaming about Indians and their values.

2. In what year was the book updated?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2004.

3. What did Grover insist they order at the truck stop?
(a) Fried eggs and bacon.
(b) Bacon double cheeseburgers and fries.
(c) Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and fries.
(d) Pancakes and sausages.

4. What was in the yard to the left of Grover's house?
(a) An old, rusted truck
(b) A perfectly ordered woodpile.
(c) A wagon wheel.
(d) A small garden.

5. What did Nerburn use to pack his belongings?
(a) A green aviator's bag.
(b) A black canvas bag.
(c) A blue Samsonite suitcase.
(d) A small brown valise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dan's lifestyle was like whose?

2. On what reservation had Nerburn worked several years before?

3. What did Dan consider bullshit regarding the white people's way of life?

4. What criticisms did Grover have for the first chapters Nerburn wrote?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dan tell Nerburn about the prairie dogs?

2. Describe the "wannabe" Hippies they ran into at the truck stop.

3. Describe Dan's house.

4. Describe Grover.

5. When Nerburn went to Dan's house the next day to tell him he was leaving what did he find?

6. Describe the telephone call Nerburn got.

7. Write some things about Dan's grandson.

8. What was Dan sprinkling into the fire when Nerburn drove up to his house on the next morning in Chapter Two, "Burn Offerings" and what was the significance of this?

9. What was in the shoe boxes Dan gave Nerburn?

10. Explain the Indians' philosophy and practice of silence and how it differs from the white mens' way.

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