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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary not want to have her child in a white hospital?
(a) Because of fear of white medicine.
(b) Because she was afraid the baby would be taken from her.
(c) Because Barbara's baby died after two hours.
(d) Because of the large number of forced sterilizations.

2. What American city does AIM begin in?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Denver.

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

4. In the old days, where do the heads of households keep ration cards?
(a) In a place of honor in the home.
(b) In their pocket.
(c) A beaded pouch around the neck.
(d) The heads of households had no ration cards.

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

6. What is Cankpe Opi Wakpala?
(a) A warrior society.
(b) Wounded Knee creek.
(c) Spiritual medicine.
(d) A siege.

7. How many kids are in Mary's family?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

9. According to the author, who makes up the AIM song?
(a) A 14-year-old Sioux boy.
(b) Leonard Crow Dog.
(c) A middle-aged Ojibway woman.
(d) Russell Means.

10. What does Mary's grandmother tell her never to do in Chapter Two?
(a) Never tell a lie.
(b) Never be ashamed of where she came from.
(c) Never to talk to a white person.
(d) Never go into white peoples' homes.

11. In Chapter One, what procedure is discussed that was commonly performed on Indian women without their permission?
(a) Hysterectomy.
(b) Tonsillectomy.
(c) Oral surgery.
(d) Appendectomy.

12. How old is the author when she first drinks alcohol?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

13. What event leads to Mary being given the special name of Ohitika Win (Brave Woman)?
(a) The Second Wounded Knee.
(b) Her grandfather's death.
(c) Participating in Sun Dance.
(d) Her marriage.

14. What is the "Red Panther"?
(a) A student newspaper that the author was involved in.
(b) A book.
(c) A group of students at the boarding school.
(d) A Native American protest group.

15. What does the Crow Dog family join in 1918 or 1920?
(a) Rosebud Reservation.
(b) Native American church.
(c) Medicine men.
(d) Indian rights movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sacred medicine that was the Creator's gift to the Indian people?

2. How many times does Mary see her birth father by Chapter Two?

3. Who does Mary's sister bail out of jail in Chapter Four?

4. Who is the very corrupt tribal president at Pine Ridge?

5. During the author's first Native American Church meeting as a girl, how many times does she receive the medicine?

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