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

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

3. What was on the blanket that Lame Deer's grandmother had made especially for the vision pit?

4. Rocks that were used for curing were wrapped carefully in a piece of what?

5. Lame Deer stated that the only place his tribe could hold their sun dance was where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happened when Indian police surrounded Sitting Bull's cabin.

2. Why does Lame Deer say that the pipe is like an open Bible to him and his people?

3. How many buffalo skulls were needed in the old days of the sun dance and what were they needed for?

4. Describe some of the things that Indians endured during the sun dance.

5. Why does Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes enjoy sitting on Teddy Roosevelt's head more than the other heads on Mount Rushmore?

6. Why does Lame Deer say that Indian children are never alone?

7. Describe the situation described in Chapter 13 when white students gave an old chief a bottle of little pills.

8. Most of the time, how does a person become a medicine man?

9. 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?

10. What would the mothers of daughters afraid of tipi-creepers do to create a "No Trespassing" sign on their daughter and what would the mothers do if they found there had been a tipi-creeper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of Chapter 6, The Circle and the Square, Lame Deer mentions a belt that his grandmother made that has symbols on it; telling a story. What story do these symbols tell and what symbols are used for the story? Describe what symbols mean to the Sioux culture.

Essay Topic 2

According to Lame Deer, what are the evils that come from the "green frog skin"? Do you agree with Lame Deer's view on money? Why or why not? What other evils did the white man bring to the Indian culture? Use specific examples from the book to support your ideas.

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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