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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was inside the three-sided wooden structure Nerburn came across on his motorcycle trip?
(a) Three stones with Lakota traditions inscribed in them.
(b) A sacred Lakota buffalo rock.
(c) A wood carving of a Lakota Indian.
(d) An offering of free fruits and vegetables to passers-by.

2. Where was Grover's house located?
(a) Down the road from Dan's house.
(b) In the next village.
(c) In the middle of the village.
(d) On the other side of the village.

3. Dan's lifestyle was like whose?
(a) Grover's.
(b) His granddaughter's.
(c) Fatack's.
(d) The Lakota tribe's.

4. What did the Lakota people call the Creator?
(a) Walka Tenken.
(b) The Great Spirit.
(c) Watiki Tokan.
(d) Wakan Tanka.

5. How old was Grover?
(a) In his late fifties.
(b) In his late forties.
(c) In his late thirties.
(d) In his early sixties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was outside of the Old Indian's house?

2. On what kind of sandwich did Grover often make for which Dan complimented him?

3. What sentence, according to Nerburn, sums up America?

4. What was the author doing when the seed for this book was planted in his mind?

5. What is the lie of the good man, according to Dan?

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