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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, Civilize Them with a Stick; Chapter Four, Drinking and Fighting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the author when she first drinks alcohol?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

2. Who runs the boarding school while Mary attends?
(a) The BIA.
(b) South Dakota Public Schools.
(c) The Lakota.
(d) The Sisters of the Sacred Heart.

3. In the old days, where do the heads of households keep ration cards?
(a) The heads of households had no ration cards.
(b) A beaded pouch around the neck.
(c) In their pocket.
(d) In a place of honor in the home.

4. Who repeats, "You must kill the Indian in order to save the man"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Federal agents.
(c) Army.
(d) Missionaries.

5. Who says, "Revenge yourself with mind power"?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Mary.
(d) Bonnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are two major divisions among the Sioux. What are they?

2. Who says, "Kill 'em all, big and small, nits make lice"?

3. In Chapter Four, where are you likely to see a sign that says, "No Indians and Dogs Allowed"?

4. What is an iyeska?

5. In Chapter Two, the center of the old Sioux society is tiyospaye. What is tiyospaye?

(see the answer key)

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