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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best description of the type of book Lakota Woman is?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Suspense.
(c) Current events non-fiction.
(d) Autobiography.

2. Who does Mary give a bloody nose to in Chapter Three?
(a) A new English teacher/priest.
(b) A boy at the school.
(c) One of the nuns.
(d) A girl in her dorm at school.

3. 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) Birmingham.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Custer.

4. What year is AIM born?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1966.

5. How many items are on the list on the poster given to Mary's grandfather by missionaries?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

6. Who does Mary's sister bail out of jail in Chapter Four?
(a) Mary.
(b) Poor Bear.
(c) Annie Mae.
(d) Her husband.

7. Where does Mary go to school as a child?
(a) St. Francis Boarding School.
(b) An out-of-state boarding school.
(c) Public school.
(d) Reservation day school.

8. What is the name of the Seattle bar on Skid Row that the author mentions in Chapter Four?
(a) Puget Sound Cafe.
(b) A name isn't given.
(c) Pike Place bar.
(d) Tugboat Cafe.

9. What activity is justified as a way of getting a little of their own back?
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Taking drugs.
(c) Shoplifting.
(d) Stealing cars.

10. What feathers are Henry Crow Dog's fan made of?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Magpie.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Macaw.

11. According to Mary, what family has no shortage of legends?
(a) The Fool Bulls.
(b) The Brave Bulls.
(c) The Crow Dogs.
(d) The Horn Bears.

12. Who is Ira Hayes?
(a) One of the protestors in Washington, D.C.
(b) One of the BIA employees who talked to AIM.
(c) A Pima man who won the Congressional Medal of Honor.
(d) A Native American Congressman.

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

14. What is the name of the boarding school that the author attends?
(a) Rosebud.
(b) Chilocco.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) St. Xavier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What training does Mary's mother receive for her job?

2. What historic event does Grandpa Fool Bull witness?

3. Where is Mary caught shoplifting her second time?

4. There are two major divisions among the Sioux. What are they?

5. How tall is Mary?

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