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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, Crying for a Dream; Chapter Eight, Cankpe Opi Wakpala.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what town is considered by many Native Americans to be the most racist town in the U.S.?
(a) Rapid City.
(b) Custer.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Kansas City.

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

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

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

5. Where is Mary caught shoplifting her second time?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Custer.
(c) Dubuque.
(d) Rapid City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are winter counts?

2. In Chapter One, what procedure is discussed that was commonly performed on Indian women without their permission?

3. How tall is Mary?

4. In Chapter Two, what happens to Mary's uncles?

5. What is the "Red Panther"?

(see the answer key)

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