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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. Lame Deer told a reporter that he would like to plant a staff on the very top of Mount Rushmore to make it a sacred mountain again. What colors would be on the staff?
(a) Black and red.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Black and green.
(d) Red and yellow.

2. How much did the Indian who had lost a leg in an industrial accident receive in insurance money?
(a) Ten thousand dollars.
(b) Fifteen thousand dollars.
(c) Twelve thousand dollars.
(d) Five thousand dollars.

3. 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?
(a) The bonfire for a dance.
(b) Fire wood.
(c) Buffalo chips.
(d) The latern for the tipi.

4. What does the word inipi mean?
(a) Peace pipe.
(b) Wood bow.
(c) Dog stew.
(d) Sweat bath.

5. 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) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many squares of flesh did Lame Deer's grandmother cut from her arm for him to have in the vision pit?

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

3. In the process of building a sweat house, how many white willow trees needed to be cut?

4. What is the word that the Sioux Indians use for the soul, spirit, or essence?

5. Where does Lame Deer say the white man goes to to escape bad weather?

(see the answer key)

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