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

2. What legislation passes in 1934 that focuses on Indian government?
(a) American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
(b) Indian Reorganization Act.
(c) Dawes Act.
(d) Indian Civil Rights Act.

3. In Chapter Two, what happens to Mary's uncles?
(a) They die in infancy.
(b) They are killed by soldiers.
(c) They are jailed.
(d) They catch TB and die.

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

5. During the author's first Native American Church meeting as a girl, how many times does she receive the medicine?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feathers are Henry Crow Dog's fan made of?

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

3. Chapter One is titled "A Woman from He-Dog." What is "He-Dog" and where do you find it?

4. In Chapter Four, where are you likely to see a sign that says, "No Indians and Dogs Allowed"?

5. In Chapter Five, whose drug of choice is LSD?

(see the answer key)

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