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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Upside-Down, Forward-Backward, Icy-Hot Contrary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many squares of flesh did Lame Deer's grandmother cut from her arm for him to have in the vision pit?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

2. When the tree was cut down to prepare for the sun dance and the lower branches were cut off, what was used to cover the "wounds" on the tree?
(a) Vermillion paint.
(b) Blessed water.
(c) Buffalo's blood.
(d) A paste made of herbs and leaves.

3. In Chapter 7, Pete Catches talks about his sister eating what animal's heart?
(a) Dove.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Wolf.

4. When the holy man came back to earth in the story of the ghost dance, he began to teach the people a dance. How many songs did he have?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. How many days did the ghost dance last?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guns are there in the Museum of the American Indian in New York City that once belonged to famous Indian chiefs?

2. What shoots out from the wakinyan's eyes?

3. How many paths led into the mountain where the wakinyan lived?

4. Lame Deer talks about a famous chief that was named Man-Afraid-of-His-what?

5. What did Ziolkowski say he wanted to do for the Indians?

(see the answer key)

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