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

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

3. How long does Old Grandpa Fool Bull live?

4. What year does the first Wounded Knee occur?

5. According to Mary, what family has no shortage of legends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Indian marriages of Chapter Six.

2. Where was Mary's first encounter with AIM?

3. Describe the beginning of AIM.

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

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

6. What problems do Plains men face, according to Mary in Chapter One?

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

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

9. How was Mary Brave Bird honored after having her baby during the siege of Wounded Knee?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Two, the Sioux practice of tiyospaye is introduced and described as the center of the old Sioux society. Explain what tiyospaye is and how it has changed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the belief held by Sioux men that menstruating women cannot participate in rituals because their power is too strong.

Essay Topic 3

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

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