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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 didn't Nerburn play cards?
(a) He disapproved of playing cards.
(b) He felt it led to gambling.
(c) He thought it was a waste of time.
(d) He had never learned how to play.

2. What did Dan consider bullshit regarding the white people's way of life?
(a) The white people's emphasis on education.
(b) The white people's attitude toward possessions.
(c) The white people's way of raising their children.
(d) The white people's marriage customs.

3. What was outside of the Old Indian's house?
(a) An outhouse.
(b) A large Cadillac.
(c) Two cars, one on blocks.
(d) A small vegetable garden.

4. What was in the yard to the left of Grover's house?
(a) An old, rusted truck
(b) A small garden.
(c) A perfectly ordered woodpile.
(d) A wagon wheel.

5. What sentence, according to Nerburn, sums up America?
(a) "We are number one."
(b) "We are the land of the free."
(c) "From sea to shining sea."
(d) "What's in it for me?"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the Indian philosophy of ownership?

3. What did the Lakota people consider a sacred offering?

4. What does "wakan" mean in English?

5. What did Dan's granddaughter put in the breakfast oatmeal?

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