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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. Crazy Horse never let a white man take what?
2. In the first part of the book, Lame Deer describes a white soldier bellied down in a gully watching the women using his green frog skin to fire up what?
3. How many guns are there in the Museum of the American Indian in New York City that once belonged to famous Indian chiefs?
4. How many times was the door to the sweat house opened during the inipi ceremony?
5. The beginning of the ghost dance began with a sweat bath and the burning of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the meanings of the word yuwipi that Lame Deer mentions in the book?
2. What does Lame Deer say the white man's symbol is and why?
3. 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?
4. Describe how Lame Deer sees the old cooking pot in Chapter 6.
5. Most of the time, how does a person become a medicine man?
6. Why does Lame Deer say that Indian children are never alone?
7. 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?
8. In the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Lame Deer mention is the Indian's first rite and always comes before any other ritual?
9. 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.
10. Describe how Lame Deer's great-grandfather was killed by mistake.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 16, Blood Turned into Stone, Lame Deer tells the story of the White Buffalo Woman. When the White Buffalo Woman met the two hunters that were scouting for buffalo, one of the hunters tried to seize her and he was destroyed. Lame Deer states that desire had killed that hunter. He goes on to say that there have been many to die because of desire and "if this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire." What does Lame Deer mean by this statement? How does this statement relate to the book? Use specific examples from the book to support your thoughts.
Essay Topic 2
In the book, Lame Deer mentions that he left the discussion about the peace pipe until the end of the book because it is the most important subject. Describe why the pipe is such an important symbol and thing in the Sioux Indian culture. Use specific information from the book to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
In the book, Lame Deer mentions that sometimes parents wanted their daughters to marry a famous chief but sometimes their daughter had her heart set on someone else. Sometimes the daughters would elope. Why do you think the tribe and parents approved of this union after the couple returned from their elopement? Why wasn't the arranged marriage forced by the parents and tribe? How did this help unity of families and the tribe as a whole?
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