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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 states that most the time a person became a medicine man through what?

2. What does the Sioux word wincincalas mean?

3. When the holy man came back to earth in the story of the ghost dance, he began to teach the people a dance. How many songs did he have?

4. What was the name of Lame Deer's other grandfather besides Crazy Heart?

5. In the tale of the Stone Boy, when Stone Boy goes out to find his uncles he starts out in the morning and in the evening he smells what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, the legend of the ghost dance is mentioned. A Ute holy man was taken to heaven and brought back five songs. What did this songs do?

3. What are some of the meanings of the word yuwipi that Lame Deer mentions in the book?

4. When Lame Deer was put on trial, how much was he paid per day?

5. 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.

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

7. What does the lizard and turtle stand for in the Sioux culture and what were they believed to protect a baby from?

8. What kind of room would serve as a good room for a yuwipi meeting?

9. Who was Leonard Crow Dog?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Lame Deer thinks the white man has destroyed or taken the "spirit" from particular animals and also how the white man has taken away from his own natural body. What disasters befall the white man because of these problems, according to Lame Deer?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lame Deer's experience in the vision pit that is mentioned in the beginning of the book. How did this experience transform him from a boy to a man? Use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What new things did you learn from this book about Indian culture? What things surprised you or enlightened you about the Sioux way of life? Use specific information to support your answers.

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