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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, what town is considered by many Native Americans to be the most racist town in the U.S.?

3. In Chapter Five, whose drug of choice is LSD?

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

5. Who is stabbed by a white man in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Indian marriages of Chapter Six.

3. Describe Indian boarding schools from "Lakota Woman."

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

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

6. Explain what the Indian Reorganization Act meant for Native Americans.

7. How did Mary spend her time after she quit school?

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

9. Although Mary grew up in poverty, she indicates she was happier before she had to go to boarding school. Explain why.

10. Explain why no one Mary knows saves money in Chapter Two.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of peyote with Native Americans in general and its effects on Mary's life.

Essay Topic 2

Mary ends the first chapter by talking about her husband's family history. She states, "So, if my own family lacks history, that of my husband more than makes up for it." Compare and contrast Mary's family history with that of the Leonard Crow Dog.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Chapter Fifteen is titled, "The Eagle Caged."

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