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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. In Chapter Two, the center of the old Sioux society is tiyospaye. What is tiyospaye?
(a) Traditionalism.
(b) Extended family group.
(c) Progress.
(d) Ghost Dancing.

2. How tall is Mary?
(a) Five and a half feet.
(b) Under five feet.
(c) Not much over five feet tall.
(d) Over five foot, six inches.

3. 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.

4. How many times does Mary see her birth father by Chapter Two?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Never.
(d) Once.

5. There are two major divisions among the Sioux. What are they?
(a) Reservation and non-reservation.
(b) Pine Ridge and Rosebud.
(c) Northern and Southern.
(d) Lakota and Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is AIM born?

2. Where is Mary caught shoplifting her second time?

3. What tribe does Mary belong to?

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

5. What is an iyeska?

(see the answer key)

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