1. What was something that was very sacred, especially to Indians, that the clowns could give the Sioux people?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Peace.
(d) Purity.

2. How many squares of flesh did Lame Deer's grandmother cut from her arm for him to have in the vision pit?
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

3. Lame Deer talks about one of the Sioux's greatest holy men whose name was Chips. How old was Chips' grandson, Godfrey, when the power was passed on to him?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eighteen.

4. What does the Sioux word wincincalas mean?
(a) Frightened dogs.
(b) Powerful warriors.
(c) Monstrous buffaloes.
(d) Good-looking girls.

5. Lame Deer states that being a clown brought honor but also what?
(a) Fame.
(b) Shame.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lame Deer tells a story from the 1920's when an Indian was running away from a bunch of cowboys on horseback who couldn't catch him. How old was the Indian?

2. Which entrance did the butterfly guard on the mountain where the wakinyan lived?

3. What was the word that the Sioux tribe used for the stone god?

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

5. Why did Richard's aunt from Austria claim all her fleas liked him better?

(see the answer key)

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