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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 did the English want from the Indians?
(a) Furs.
(b) Land.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

2. When Delvin asked Nerburn if he was writing a book like Black Elk Speaks, what did he answer?
(a) Maybe, "Black Dog Speaks."
(b) "More like Sitting Bull Speaks."
(c) Yes, he was writing a similar book.
(d) No, his book would be different.

3. Who shot Sitting Bull?
(a) Indian police.
(b) White men.
(c) A rival tribe.
(d) Apaches.

4. Why couldn't Dan speak or write, according to the grandfathers?
(a) He hadn't graduated from Haskell.
(b) He had too much anger.
(c) He wasn't poetic enough.
(d) He had married a white woman.

5. What color did Nerburn say the morning sky was?
(a) Light blue.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Red.
(d) Rosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In December of what year did the massacre at Wounded Knee take place?

2. How many rooms did Annie's house have?

3. What does Dan mention whites would view as an artifact which should be viewed as sacred?

4. What were the seven stars supposed to have taught the Lakota?

5. What did Bobbie train Fatback to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dan take out of the trunk of the car at Wounded Knee?

2. What are some of the bad things the white men did to the Indians?

3. What did Dan take out of his large bag four times during the time he circled the fenced area?

4. According to Dan, why are white people in trouble?

5. Describe Grover's drive to Annie's house in the beginning of Chapter 20.

6. How do whites treat history of Lincoln differently than the history of Jesus?

7. What was the difference between Lincoln and Jesus in Dan's eyes?

8. Describe what Dan means when he talks about white mens' cages?

9. Describe Annie's yard and other things outside her house.

10. What is Paha Sapa?

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