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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 is the main doctor in Chapter Ten?

2. How does one ask for a yuwipi ceremony?

3. On what date does Mary give birth?

4. What lunch does Mary eat in Chapter Nine before she notices airplanes flying over?

5. What does Mary name her baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is a yuwipi ceremony prepared for?

4. Where did Crow Dog talk to Mary about Sioux legends and what was involved in being a medicine man and the wife of a medicine man?

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

6. Explain the points where Mary disagreed with the feminists who had supported her.

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

8. Why do the Crow Dogs believe they are cursed?

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

10. Describe Annie Mae's childhood.

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

What purpose does the Epilogue of Lakota Woman serve?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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