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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 is one of the oldest Sioux rituals using rocks?

2. How many years is Leonard Crow Dog initially sentenced to?

3. Who tells Mary that she is the water and the corn?

4. What does First Woman find on her left side?

5. Whose chest is described as a battleground of scars?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain who Charles and Robert were from Chapter Nine.

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

3. What events led to Judge Robert Merhige to release Crow Dog for time served?

4. What happened to the Sun Dance in 1883?

5. What was First Woman given the power to do?

6. What happens to the buildings used after Wounded Knee ends?

7. What does Leonard Crow Dog compare the Bicentennial to?

8. Describe Barbara's living situation in Chapter Sixteen.

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

10. How is a yuwipi ceremony prepared for?

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

What purpose does the Epilogue of Lakota Woman serve?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Mary's experience with the Sun Dance.

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