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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 is the word that the Sioux Indians use for the soul, spirit, or essence?
(a) Shehi.
(b) Heyoka.
(c) Nagi.
(d) Hanblechia.

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

3. What is the oldest dance along with the sun dance in the Sioux culture?
(a) The "Water Comes" dance.
(b) The "Into the Sky" dance.
(c) The "Around the Bucket" dance.
(d) The "Sing to the Rain" dance.

4. What does the steam represent that is coming out of the pot mentioned in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Living breath.
(c) Mystery.
(d) New life.

5. When Lame Deer talks about a clown going to the store, the clown discovers a can that has a picture of what on it?
(a) A naked chicken.
(b) A pig over a fire pit.
(c) A horse running fast.
(d) A fat puppy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Lakota word, wakinyan mean?

3. In the tale of the Stone Boy, how many days was the young girl pregnant before she gave birth to a boy?

4. Lame Deer states that those who saw the unktegila went blind for how many days?

5. What was something that was very sacred, especially to Indians, that the clowns could give the Sioux people?

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