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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Lame Deer stated that the only place his tribe could hold their sun dance was where?
2. What does the word inipi mean?
3. Lame Deer mentions a special kind of deer called the taha topta sapa which had a black streak across what?
4. What was the name of Lame Deer's (the great-grandfather) second chief that was shot by soldiers?
5. What does the steam represent that is coming out of the pot mentioned in the beginning of Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of shapes are in the belt that Lame Deer's grandmother made that is mentioned in Chapter 6 and what do these shapes represent?
2. Most of the time, how does a person become a medicine man?
3. Many medicine men get their power from a particular animal. Describe some of the powers and attributes that an elk master or medicine man would have.
4. What would happen in a Sioux tribe when a young girl would have her heart set on a young boy instead of a famous chief and would elope with him?
5. Describe the first white man that Lame Deer ever met.
6. In the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Lame Deer mention is the Indian's first rite and always comes before any other ritual?
7. Describe how Lame Deer sees the old cooking pot in Chapter 6.
8. Why does Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes enjoy sitting on Teddy Roosevelt's head more than the other heads on Mount Rushmore?
9. When a medicine man, or wicasa wakan, is old and nearing the end of his life, who does he try to pass on his vision and knowledge to and what happens if that doesn't work?
10. Why was the trial that Lame Deer was involved in considered to be one big confusion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the experiences that Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes had growing up. Explain how the two became good friends and why you think they had such a strong relationship.
Essay Topic 2
Lame Deer went through a period in his life when he was searching for himself. Describe the process of Lame Deer discovering his true self. What experiences did Lame Deer have to help him discover who he was meant to be? Were there any influential people that helped Lame Deer on his path to discovery? If so, who were they?
Essay Topic 3
Describe one of your favorite Indian ceremonies, rituals, or legends that you read about in the book. Why was this your favorite and what things intrigued you about this particular ceremony, ritual, or legend?
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