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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. When the tree was cut down to prepare for the sun dance and the lower branches were cut off, what was used to cover the "wounds" on the tree?

2. In the tale about the Stone Boy, what does the young girl swallow?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Lame Deer describes a yuwipi ceremony. What does Lame Deer state roared in the darkness?

4. Lame Deer talks about the white man being afraid of natural odors and declares that soon the white man will breed people without what?

5. What state did the Sioux church members have to get their peyote from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Godfrey Chips describe Crazy Horse?

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

3. Describe how Lame Deer sees the old cooking pot in Chapter 6.

4. How did Lame Deer end up with a bum shoulder?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Lame Deer mention is the Indian's first rite and always comes before any other ritual?

6. Describe how Lame Deer's great-grandfather was killed by mistake.

7. Who was Leonard Crow Dog?

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

9. After the Indians smoke for the fourth and last time in the sweat house, what do they say and how do they exit?

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

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 2

Describe how Lame Deer's ancestors and immediate family influenced him in his life and made him into the person he was.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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