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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. Why does Dan feel he should forgive the white man?
(a) He feels he might do what they did if in their place.
(b) He feels he has no alternative but to forgive.
(c) He pities the white man as an inferior being.
(d) The land, the mountain and forest teach him to heal and forgive.

2. What was the title of one of the books Nerburn wrote after working on the reservation?
(a) Our Mother Earth.
(b) To Walk the Red Road.
(c) The Forgotten People.
(d) Tales of the Elders.

3. What were the most important assets Nerburn had in writing the book?
(a) His previous experience with the Lakota.
(b) His love and respect of Indians.
(c) Dan's notes and clippings in the shoebox.
(d) The pen and the tape recorder.

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

5. What was the name of the old Indian's dog?
(a) Old Yeller.
(b) Fatback.
(c) Old Faithful.
(d) Round Tummy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nerburn buy at the local store before proceeding to the old Indian's house?

2. Dan's lifestyle was like whose?

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

4. What was the only sign of industriousness that could be seen in the village?

5. According to Dan, how do white people learn?

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