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Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder Quiz

Kent Nerburn
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Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder Quiz

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1)

Who was in "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show" for awhile? (from Chapters 7 through 9)

A Navajo medicine man.
Lakota elders.
Black Elk.
Sitting Bull.
2)

How many times did Dan stop on his walk around the fenced area? (from Chapters 24 through 26)

Eight times.
Seven times.
Nine times.
Ten times.
3)

What color was Grover's Buick? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

Green.
Blue.
Black.
Gold.
4)

About how much did Jumbo the car mechanic weigh? (from Chapters 7 through 9)

295 lbs.
Well over 350 lbs.
500 lbs.
Well over 400 lbs.
5)

What did Grover insist they order at the truck stop? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and fries.
Fried eggs and bacon.
Bacon double cheeseburgers and fries.
Pancakes and sausages.
6)

What did Dan say Nerburn thought too much about? (from Chapters 12 through 14)

Possessions.
Time.
The weather.
Women.
7)

What was strewn around the base of the obelisk? (from Chapters 24 through 26)

Wilted flowers.
Plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
Prayer notes.
Plastic flowers.
8)

Whose name was written on another side of the monument? (from Chapters 24 through 26)

"Stormcloud."
"Crazy Horse."
"Horncloud."
"Black Elk."
9)

What color did Nerburn say the morning sky was? (from Chapters 12 through 14)

Rosy.
Light blue.
Red.
Lavender.
10)

Who did Nerburn sit next to in the Buick on the trip? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

Nobody.
Dan.
Fatback.
Grover.
11)

When Delvin asked Nerburn if he was writing a book like Black Elk Speaks, what did he answer? (from Chapters 20 and 21)

No, his book would be different.
"More like Sitting Bull Speaks."
Yes, he was writing a similar book.
Maybe, "Black Dog Speaks."
12)

What did the Spanish want from the Indians? (from Chapters 12 through 14)

Gold.
Land.
Silver.
Furs.
13)

When was a man supposed to wear an eagle feather? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

During a Pow Wow.
When he earned it in battle or a veteran gave it to him.
When he found it in nature.
When his mother gave it to him.
14)

What chief in Montana was mentioned? (from Chapter 22 and 23)

Chief Joseph.
Chief Black Elk.
Chief Running Bear.
Chief Lone Wolf.
15)

What color was Nerburn's truck? (from Chapters 7 through 9)

Blue.
Green.
Red.
Black.
16)

Where did Nerburn sleep when he was at Annie's house? (from Chapters 20 and 21)

On a bed in the yard.
In the Buick.
In the back room of the house.
In a hammock in the yard.
17)

With whom did Sitting Bull's people join when they went south to avoid the soldiers? (from Chapter 22 and 23)

Big Foot.
Black Elk.
Black Foot.
Crazy Horse.
18)

What shape was Sitting Bull's Monument? (from Chapters 15 through 19)

It was a Mausoleum.
It was an incribed bench.
It was an Obelisk.
It was a square stone building.
19)

What did Dan take out of the trunk at Wounded Knee? (from Chapters 24 through 26)

A dream-catcher.
A large beaded animal skin bag.
A drum.
A leather-bound book.
20)

In December of what year did the massacre at Wounded Knee take place? (from Chapters 24 through 26)

1889.
1890.
1891.
1887.
21)

What adjective did Dan use to describe the hills where they were parked? (from Chapters 12 through 14)

Inspiring.
Entrancing.
Beautiful.
Alive.
22)

What do white men want from the Indians now? (from Chapters 15 through 19)

The minerals and forests.
Silver.
Turquoise.
Gold.
23)

Why couldn't Dan speak or write, according to the grandfathers? (from Chapters 12 through 14)

He had married a white woman.
He wasn't poetic enough.
He had too much anger.
He hadn't graduated from Haskell.
24)

With what was Annie working in her lap? (from Chapters 20 and 21)

She was taking the tops off string beans.
She was shelling peas.
A rosary.
She was making an Indian necklace.
25)

Describe Nerburn's immediate family. (from Chapters 7 through 9)

A wife, a teenage daughter and a young boy.
A wife and two teenage sons.
A wife, a small blond daughter and a teenage boy.
A wife and two teenage daughters.
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