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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Three, what is the author referring to when she says, "The first shock is always there"?
(a) White racism.
(b) Coming to the reservation.
(c) The effect of Indian boarding schools.
(d) Leaving the reservation.

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

3. Approximately how many acres are in the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations?
(a) Three million.
(b) Three hundred thousand.
(c) Eight hundred thousand.
(d) Two million.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of an upside down flag for Native Americans?

2. What is pejuta sapa, mentioned in Chapter Five?

3. What are winter counts?

4. Two Native American reservations are mentioned in Chapter One. What are they?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at home when Mary quit school?

2. What attempts were made to destroy Indian religion, according to Chapter Seven?

3. Explain how the trading posts operated as described in Chapter Five.

4. According to Chapter Three, who runs the boarding school that the author attended?

5. Why was the author successful during her shoplifting days?

6. What did Mary received from her grandmother's older sister, Mary, and her husband?

7. Describe the type of relationship that the author had with her mother in Chapter Five.

8. Why did the Rosebud people not play a big part at battles like Little Big Horn?

9. Describe the incident that led to Mary leaving boarding school permanently.

10. Why does Mary say that it is hard being an Indian woman?

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