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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Federal agent told Gertrude that she could have as much as she wanted of what?
(a) Apples.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Peaches.

2. In which state was the college in #84 located?
(a) Texas.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Wyoming.

3. Who was Tate's son from her second marriage?
(a) David.
(b) James.
(c) Charles.
(d) Philip.

4. According to Gertrude's mother, who were the only people who had their hair cut off?
(a) White women.
(b) Captured white men.
(c) Little boys.
(d) Unskilled warriors.

5. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "The Returned Student"?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 20.
(d) 9.

6. What image did Gertrude scratch out in the Bible?
(a) Moses parting the Red Sea.
(b) Jesus with the little children.
(c) God descending on clouds.
(d) The devil's eyes.

7. What is a winyan?
(a) A wound.
(b) A woman.
(c) A bird.
(d) A brook.

8. What did Gertrude become at the age of 17?
(a) An activist for Indians' rights.
(b) An agent who separated Indian children from their parents.
(c) A young mother who gave up her children.
(d) A young wife who left the area with her husband.

9. What did Gertrude observe that was important to the Quaker teachers?
(a) Female equality.
(b) Religious fervor.
(c) Pacifism.
(d) Higher education.

10. What did the devil in Gertrude's dream symbolize?
(a) Her father.
(b) The headmaster.
(c) The president.
(d) The white man.

11. Gertrude's playmates at the boarding school were Judewin and _____________.
(a) Tatakin.
(b) Tate.
(c) Totowin.
(d) Mahalo.

12. How old was Gertrude when she wrote a scathing article in "Atlantic Monthly" regarding the mistreatment of Indians?
(a) 24.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 13.

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

14. Why did Gertrude cry at the boarding school?
(a) She was tired.
(b) She was ill.
(c) She wanted her mother.
(d) She was hungry.

15. What did the girls wear at the boarding school?
(a) Stiff dresses.
(b) Jeans and shirt.
(c) Long shirt.
(d) Overalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gertrude get revenge on the matron who ordered her to mash the item in #59?

2. Which Indian chief was murdered on December 15, 1890?

3. The Federal agents took away Indian children as young as ___________________.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the character in #21?

5. The Indian children did not have immunity to ______________________.

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