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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who tells a judge, "Peyote is my lawyer"?
(a) Mary Brave Bird.
(b) Grandpa Fool Bull.
(c) Russell Means.
(d) Leonard Crow Dog.

7. Who is telling the story in Chapter One?
(a) Barbara Brave Bird.
(b) Mary Brave Bird.
(c) Leonard Crow Dog.
(d) Mary's mother.

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

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

10. In Chapter Seven, who finds the chief peyote?
(a) Henry.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Leonard.
(d) Mary.

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

12. Where is Mary caught shoplifting her second time?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Dubuque.
(c) Rapid City.
(d) Custer.

13. In Chapter Two, who raises Mary and her siblings?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Aunt.

14. Which old warrior society once wore long sashes?
(a) The Dog Soliders.
(b) The Badgers.
(c) The Strong Hearts.
(d) The Kit Foxes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter One, the narrator speaks of two women being found dead in the snow, Annie Mae and Delphine. Who are these women to the narrator?

2. What is the best description of the type of book Lakota Woman is?

3. Who says, "Revenge yourself with mind power"?

4. Where are many of the nuns from at the boarding school in Chapter Three?

5. What does the author call the towns of Parmelee, St. Francis, and Mission in Chapter Four?

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