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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. Who does Mary's sister bail out of jail in Chapter Four?
(a) Poor Bear.
(b) Mary.
(c) Annie Mae.
(d) Her husband.

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

3. According to Mary, what family has no shortage of legends?
(a) The Brave Bulls.
(b) The Fool Bulls.
(c) The Crow Dogs.
(d) The Horn Bears.

4. What is the "Red Panther"?
(a) A Native American protest group.
(b) A group of students at the boarding school.
(c) A student newspaper that the author was involved in.
(d) A book.

5. In Chapter One, what procedure is discussed that was commonly performed on Indian women without their permission?
(a) Hysterectomy.
(b) Tonsillectomy.
(c) Appendectomy.
(d) Oral surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is telling the story in Chapter One?

2. Where does Mary go to school as a child?

3. Where is Mary in Chapter Four when her husband is beat up and her child is almost hit by a bullet?

4. In Chapter Three, what is the author referring to when she says, "The first shock is always there"?

5. Who does Mary give a bloody nose to in Chapter Three?

(see the answer key)

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