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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ohiya?

2. Which of the following was NOT true about Kitkala-Sa's opera?

3. Why did the character in #132 have to dance a sun dance in the opera?

4. Which of the following was NOT a use for peyote among the Indians?

5. Zitkala-Sa wanted to leave Washington D. C. and go ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Zitkala-Sa's opinion of peyote?

2. What was the dire situation Gertrude found when she returned to the Yankton Reservation after being gone for six years?

3. What were the conditions on the Uintah Reservation that Zitkala-Sa wanted to escape?

4. What prompted Gertrude to change her name to Zitkala-Sa?

5. Why did Zitkala-Sa write a report entitled "Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians" and what effect did it have on changes being made for the Osage Indians?

6. What conditions did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond find when they moved to Utah?

7. What was Zitkala-Sa's state of mind at the time of her death in 1938?

8. How did Zitkala-Sa reconnect with Carlos Montezuma in Boston?

9. Who did Zitkala-Sa marry and why did she choose him over Carlos Montezuma?

10. What is peyote, and how did the Indians use it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Zitkala-Sa. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? Was she strong or weak? What were her primary motivations during her life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would Zitkala-Sa have felt periods of loneliness in her life? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Rappaport was a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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