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

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

3. How long does Old Grandpa Fool Bull live?

4. What tribe does the late Native American activist, Richard Oakes, belong to?

5. What year is AIM born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the Indian marriages of Chapter Six.

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the houses in the reservation towns from Chapter Four.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history and use of alcohol on the reservations from Lakota Woman.

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