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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14: Inipi-Grandfather's Breath; Yuwipi-Little Lights from Nowhere; Looking at the Sun, They Dance; Don't Hurt the Trees; Roll Up the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard Erdoes tells Lame Deer that good art cannot be made with what?
(a) A mountain.
(b) Piece of green frog skin.
(c) A jackhammer.
(d) A tail feather.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Lame Deer describes a yuwipi ceremony. What does Lame Deer state roared in the darkness?
(a) The fire.
(b) The drums.
(c) The pipe smoke.
(d) The Great Spirit.

3. When Lame Deer was asked to pick a trade when he was in the reformatory, what did he choose?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Sign painting.
(c) Rodeo clown.
(d) Fence builder.

4. What does Lame Deer say is the main thing in marriage?
(a) Love.
(b) Children.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Comfort.

5. What was the oldest and most solemn ceremony of the Sioux tribe?
(a) The steam bath.
(b) The yuwipi ceremony.
(c) The sun dance.
(d) The inipi ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the tale about the Stone Boy, what does the young girl swallow?

2. Lame Deer states that their tribe's oldest lady had a face like what?

3. At the end of the yuwipi ceremony, dog meat was eaten. If someone ended up with the dog's head, what did that mean?

4. In the first part of the book, Lame Deer describes a white soldier bellied down in a gully watching the women using his green frog skin to fire up what?

5. What was the name of Lame Deer's (the great-grandfather) second chief that was shot by soldiers?

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