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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red Apple Country 1884 to 1887: The Journey; The First Day at School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tate say when Gertrude decided to go to the boarding school?
(a) You will be back soon.
(b) I will never see you again.
(c) The white man is a liar.
(d) Nothing.

2. When did Gertrude realize she had made a mistake by going to the boarding school?
(a) During the first weekend.
(b) During her first night there.
(c) When she was on the train.
(d) On the carriage ride.

3. What was the only way the staff could cut Gertrude's hair?
(a) They waited until she was asleep.
(b) They sedated her.
(c) They tied her to a chair.
(d) They threatened to starve her.

4. What was the name of the boarding school?
(a) White's Christian Day School.
(b) White's Manual Labor Institute.
(c) White's Boarding School.
(d) White's School for Indian Integration.

5. The baby in #13 grew up to sign a treaty with the U.S. government to give away how much Indian land?
(a) 5 acres.
(b) 500,000 acres.
(c) 11 million acres.
(d) 2 million acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Tate's son from her second marriage?

2. According to Gertrude's mother, who were the only people who had their hair cut off?

3. What was Gertrude's last name as a girl?

4. What did the Federal agents do to force the Indians to give up their children?

5. In Indian society, the elders told stories to teach ______________ to the young people.

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