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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. What did the rectangles represent that had one line missing that are found on the belt that Lame Deer's grandmother made?
(a) Tipi houses.
(b) Puffs of smoke off the pipe.
(c) Horses' tracks.
(d) Open doors.

2. What does Lame Deer say the white man forgot to give Indians when they brought them whiskey?
(a) Green frog skin.
(b) A woman to cry about.
(c) The instruction book.
(d) A flask.

3. 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) A paste made of herbs and leaves.
(c) Buffalo's blood.
(d) Blessed water.

4. To get ready for a yuwipi meeting, what did the floor need to be covered with?
(a) Buffalo hides.
(b) Sagebrush.
(c) Dung.
(d) Feathers.

5. What does the word heyoka mean?
(a) Horse.
(b) Clown.
(c) Bull.
(d) Rodeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the Indian who had lost a leg in an industrial accident receive in insurance money?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, Lame Deer mentions that one of his tribe's troubles is that they can't do what?

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

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

5. How did a clown ride his horse?

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