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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 state did the Sioux church members have to get their peyote from?
2. What does Lame Deer say is on the money, but is being killed by the money?
3. Crazy Horse never let a white man take what?
4. What was the reason that Indians drank according to Lame Deer?
5. What animal was most likely to appear in a vision that a medicine man had?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lame Deer was put on trial, how much was he paid per day?
2. In the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Lame Deer mention is the Indian's first rite and always comes before any other ritual?
3. 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?
4. Why was the trial that Lame Deer was involved in considered to be one big confusion?
5. What are some of the meanings of the word yuwipi that Lame Deer mentions in the book?
6. 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?
7. Most of the time, how does a person become a medicine man?
8. Describe the first white man that Lame Deer ever met.
9. Who was Leonard Crow Dog?
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
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
What importance was having an epilogue in the book? What insight does this epilogue provide into Lame Deer's life and into Richard Erdoes' life? How does the epilogue benefit the reader?
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