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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what did Grover compare the white man's religious Communion in the Lakota society?
(a) Maize.
(b) The spring crop.
(c) Sweetgrass.
(d) Tobacco.

2. Why did the woman from New York say the Red Road books were not helpful in finding out about the Indians?
(a) She didn't trust a book written by a white man.
(b) The Indians in the book weren't like the "movie Indians."
(c) The Indians sounded "flat and uninteresting" in the books.
(d) She didn't care to learn the truth about the Lakota people.

3. What were Dan and Nerburn listening to as they sat on Dan's front porch?
(a) The approach of Grover's car.
(b) Dan's granddaughter singing as she worked.
(c) Fatback's barking.
(d) The larksong and the morning wind.

4. From what college did Dan's grandson graduate?
(a) Haskell.
(b) North Dakota U.
(c) Yale.
(d) Notre Dame.

5. How did Grover wear his hair?
(a) In a crew cut.
(b) Medium length parted at the side.
(c) Long and straggly hanging loose.
(d) In a pony tail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of one of the books Nerburn wrote after working on the reservation?

2. Why didn't Nerburn play cards?

3. Why does Dan feel he should forgive the white man?

4. How did Nerburn feel when he was among the Indians?

5. What criticisms did Grover have for the first chapters Nerburn wrote?

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