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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 Grover put in his napkin for Fatback?
(a) A piece of barbequed chicken without the bones.
(b) An edge of his steak sandwich.
(c) Part of his cheeseburger.
(d) Rib bones.

2. What was the worst thing the white man brought to the Indians according to Dan?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Boarding schools for their children.

3. What kind of a woman did Nerburn perceive Annie to be?
(a) An angry woman.
(b) A bitter woman.
(c) A sad woman.
(d) A kind woman.

4. A flash of lightning illuminated a billboard with a quote from what book in the Bible?
(a) John.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Luke.
(d) Mark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grover whisper after the ferocious storm had subsided?

2. With what was Annie working in her lap?

3. How did Grover describe the coffee he made?

4. What did the English want from the Indians?

5. What racial slur did Nerburn overhear in the Homestead town restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name some of the signs along the road in Chapter 22.

2. Describe what was on the grassy field below where Dan, Grover and Nerburn were parked in Chapter 12.

3. Dan said the white people had made them blanket Indians hanging around the trading post for handouts. What did he say they were now?

4. Describe Annie.

5. The monument at Wounded Knee was erected in memory of what?

6. What did Dan say one had to do to be like an Indian?

7. What is Paha Sapa?

8. How did the storm affect the three men?

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

10. Dan said the trouble wasn't alcohol for the Indians. What did he say the trouble was?

(see the answer keys)

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