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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 Mary when her mother remarries?
(a) Five or six.
(b) A teenager.
(c) Nine or ten.
(d) One or two.

2. What event leads to Mary being given the special name of Ohitika Win (Brave Woman)?
(a) Her grandfather's death.
(b) The Second Wounded Knee.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Participating in Sun Dance.

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

4. Who or what does the author blame for the "Indian drinking problem"?
(a) Loss of spirituality.
(b) White men.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Racism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Seattle bar on Skid Row that the author mentions in Chapter Four?

3. In Chapter Two, who raises Mary and her siblings?

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

5. Who is telling the story in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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