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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven, Birth Giving; Chapter Twelve, Sioux and Elephants Never Forget.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter One is titled "A Woman from He-Dog." What is "He-Dog" and where do you find it?
(a) He-Dog is the woman's family name.
(b) He-Dog is a play on words revealed in the chapter.
(c) He-Dog is a reservation community in South Dakota.
(d) He-Dog is a store on the Pine Ridge reservation.

2. What is pejuta sapa, mentioned in Chapter Five?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Bread.
(d) Sweet.

3. What year does the first Wounded Knee occur?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1899.

4. When the author leaves Custer in Chapter Eight, what does the bumper sticker on her car say?
(a) Custer was Sioux'd.
(b) Red Power.
(c) Custer had it coming.
(d) Custer died for your sins.

5. Who takes Mary to her first peyote meeting?
(a) Grandpa Moore..
(b) Dick Fool Bull.
(c) Elsie Flood.
(d) Charlie Little Dog.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many items are on the list on the poster given to Mary's grandfather by missionaries?

3. Who does Mary go to in order to "learn to be Indian"?

4. What is Cankpe Opi Wakpala?

5. Where does Mary go to school as a child?

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