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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. When does Annie Mae first meet people from AIM?

2. According to Chapter Eleven, where does Crow Dog go on Friday, April 5th?

3. Who says, "You got to look at things with the eye in your heart"?

4. What term does Mary address Leonard with before their marriage?

5. Who gives Mary's baby an Indian name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mary and her child as they leave Wounded Knee?

2. What causes Mary's breakdown and how is she healed?

3. Describe the changes in the Crow Dog family in the epilogue.

4. Explain all that Leonard Crow Dog did at Wounded Knee in 1973.

5. What was the attitude toward Mary, who was quite pregnant at the time of the siege at Wounded Knee?

6. What did Mary admire about her friend, Annie Mae?

7. Who are some of the non-Indian supporters for Leonard Crow Dog?

8. What is going on around Mary while she is giving birth?

9. Summarize what happens to Leonard Crow Dog's traditional style of wearing his hair while in prison.

10. Describe the Ghost Dance that Leonard held at Wounded Knee in 1973.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the effects of the Indian Reorganization Act on Native Americans, both the advantages and the disadvantages. What is the author's opinion of the Indian Reorganization Act?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the government threatened by Annie Mae Aquash? Who do you believe killed her?

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