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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what did Nerburn compare what was happening on the grassy field below them in Chapter 12?
(a) A medieval battlefield.
(b) A musical performance.
(c) A family reunion.
(d) A WWI battle scene.

2. What does "wakan" mean in English?
(a) Sacred or filled with power.
(b) Far away.
(c) Secret or hidden.
(d) Young or innocent.

3. When was a man supposed to wear an eagle feather?
(a) During a Pow Wow.
(b) When his mother gave it to him.
(c) When he earned it in battle or a veteran gave it to him.
(d) When he found it in nature.

4. What Indian people did Dan say were killing Indians?
(a) The Indians who sold the sacred ways.
(b) The Indians who became rich and moved away.
(c) The Indians who intermarried with whites.
(d) The Indians who adopted white ways.

5. What kind of truck did Nerburn own?
(a) A Nissan.
(b) A Toyota.
(c) A Buick.
(d) A Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the object wrapped in a blanket that Grover took out of his trunk?

2. How did Grover wear his hair?

3. How fast did Grover drive his Buick?

4. What do white people fear that Indians do not and even cultivate?

5. What adjective did Dan use to describe the hills where they were parked?

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