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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Aimlessness; Chapter Six, We AIM Not to Please.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of an upside down flag for Native Americans?
(a) It's a message of anger.
(b) It's a distress call.
(c) It's meant to be a sign of disrespect.
(d) It's a truce symbol.

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

3. 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.

4. What is an iyeska?
(a) Someone belonging to the Lakota Nation.
(b) A teenager.
(c) A Native American woman.
(d) Someone who is both white and Native American.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following celebrities is not mentioned as a supporter of AIM?

2. According to the author, who makes up the AIM song?

3. What causes Mary's mother and grandmother to abandon many traditional ways?

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

5. What does AIM stand for?

(see the answer key)

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