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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. Richard's Catholic aunt in Austria went to early Mass each morning at what time?

2. Richard Erdoes' father died how many weeks before he was born?

3. What was an owanka wakan?

4. What did Richard keep doing all the way back to their campsite after his first experience with the American West?

5. How many children did Richard and his wife have?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Sioux legend, where did the blood-red rock found in the southwest corner of Minnesota come from?

2. When Lame Deer tried to describe a thunderbird, why did he say that could not do it?

3. What happened when Richard Erdoes was arrested by a brutish-looking policeman?

4. Describe the place where the wakinyan live.

5. Describe how the thunder-beings eventually turned into wakinyan or thunderbirds.

6. In the story of the White Buffalo Woman, what did she say kept the tribe alive?

7. Where did Richard Erdoes' Jewish grandfather live and what did he teach Richard?

8. How does Richard Erdoes describe the prairie of South Dakota?

9. How does Lame Deer suggest that mankind can get back on the red road of the pipe or the road of life?

10. What happened when Richard Erdoes was attending a yuwipi meeting and he asked to take photographs?

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

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 3

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.

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