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

2. What are winter counts?
(a) A list of people who die.
(b) Pictures on buffalo skin that tell stories.
(c) The number of people living in a place in a specific winter.
(d) A record of buffalo killed.

3. What causes Mary's mother and grandmother to abandon many traditional ways?
(a) Mission school.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Old Grandpa Fool Bull live?

2. Why does Mary receive 25 swats with a paddle when she is thirteen?

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

4. According to Mary, what family has no shortage of legends?

5. Who is Wise?

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