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Doreen Rappaport
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The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Doreen Rappaport
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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. Where did Gertrude return to teach in 1891?
(a) Washington school.
(b) Apple Valley school.
(c) White's boarding school.
(d) The Yankton reservation.

2. Who is Tate?
(a) A young warrior.
(b) The president's wife.
(c) A Sioux chief.
(d) Gertrude's mother.

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

4. What did the Indian children serve as when they were sent to live with white families?
(a) Stepchildren.
(b) Foster children.
(c) Guests.
(d) Slaves.

5. What is the meaning of Zitkala-Sa?
(a) Wise owl.
(b) Red bird.
(c) Mountaintop.
(d) Blue skies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has Gertrude been at the boarding school?

2. Who stared at Gertrude and the other Indian children?

3. In which state was the college in #84 located?

4. When did Gertrude realize she had made a mistake by going to the boarding school?

5. What role did Cloud Elk have in the tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocked Gertrude about punishment meted out on Judewin for playing in the snow?

2. How does the story of Prairie Flower and Cloud Elk foreshadow Gertrude's life in white society?

3. In what ways did Red Apple Country represent the white man's world to the Indian children?

4. What was Gertrude's experience on the train headed to the boarding school?

5. What is the premise of "The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa"?

6. In what ways did Tate show Gertrude how to be a strong woman?

7. How did the Indian children's loneliness exhibit with them physically?

8. Explain the symbolism in the story of Prairie Flower and Cloud Elk.

9. How many times was Tate married, and how many children did she have?

10. What two tragic events occurred for Indian people in December of 1890?

(see the answer keys)

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