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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. In the tale about the Stone Boy, what does the young girl swallow?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A boy.
(c) A horse.
(d) A stone.

2. What does Lame Deer say is on the money, but is being killed by the money?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The open land.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) The bald eagle.

3. What was the name of Lame Deer's (the great-grandfather) second chief that was shot by soldiers?
(a) Iron Star.
(b) Rod Iron.
(c) Morning Sun.
(d) Screaming Eagle.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 6, Lame Deer mentions a pot with plenty of what inside?
(a) Dog meat.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Water.
(d) Potatoes.

5. The beginning of the ghost dance began with a sweat bath and the burning of what?
(a) Old wood from a sacred tree.
(b) Oil.
(c) Sweetgrass.
(d) Dead animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Indians name "holy dog"?

2. Lame Deer tells a story about his uncle and how his horse's rope was pulled into a badger's hole. What did his uncle have to do with the rope?

3. What does the Sioux word wincincalas mean?

4. Lame Deer talks about an old white man that invited him and his friend into his cellar to drink and play cards. Lame Deer said that this bootlegger was so drunk he couldn't do what?

5. How many horses did Lame Deer's father have?

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