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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. Who says, "You hate those most whom you have injured most"?

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

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

4. Who or what does the author blame for the "Indian drinking problem"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the last peyote meeting that the author attended with Grandpa Dick Fool Bull.

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

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

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

5. What did Mary live while her husband was in the maximum-security prison in Lewisburg? How did she spend her time?

6. Describe Mary's Christmases when she is young in Chapter Two.

7. Describe the peyote plant.

8. Why will Mary's mother and grandmother not teacher her how to speak the Sioux language?

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

10. Describe the Indian marriages of Chapter Six.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how AIM changed Mary Brave Bird's life. Include both positive and negative influences. In your opinion, did AIM help Mary or not?

Essay Topic 2

The first chapter of Lakota Woman starts with a Cheyenne proverb: "A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is done, no matter how brave its warriors nor how strong their weapons." The narrator also refers to this proverb later in the chapter. How does this proverb relate to this book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mary's need to have her baby at Wounded Knee.

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