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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. Chapter One is titled "A Woman from He-Dog." What is "He-Dog" and where do you find it?
(a) He-Dog is a store on the Pine Ridge reservation.
(b) He-Dog is the woman's family name.
(c) He-Dog is a reservation community in South Dakota.
(d) He-Dog is a play on words revealed in the chapter.

2. Where is Mary in Chapter Four when her husband is beat up and her child is almost hit by a bullet?
(a) Capital of South Dakota.
(b) Wounded Knee.
(c) Washington State.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. What tribe does Mary belong to?
(a) Hunkpapa.
(b) Oglala.
(c) Brule or "Burned Thigh."
(d) Blackfoot.

4. Chapter Two begins with what?
(a) Cheyenne proverb.
(b) Hopi song.
(c) Ghost Dance song.
(d) Words from a young man from Eagle Butte.

5. Who does Mary go to in order to "learn to be Indian"?
(a) Grandpa Moore.
(b) School friends raised traditionally.
(c) Her great aunt Mary.
(d) Crow Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the helpless ones, according to Chapter Two?

2. What historic event does Grandpa Fool Bull witness?

3. How long does Old Grandpa Fool Bull live?

4. What event leads to Mary being given the special name of Ohitika Win (Brave Woman)?

5. Two Native American reservations are mentioned in Chapter One. What are they?

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