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

2. What did Dan like about Nerburn?
(a) He was thoughtful.
(b) He was quiet.
(c) He wasn't trying to be an Indian.
(d) He was polite.

3. What was the only sign of industriousness that could be seen in the village?
(a) The men working on their cars.
(b) The cleanly swept sidewalks in front of the houses.
(c) The line of laundry flapping in the wind behind each house.
(d) The gardens behind each house.

4. What did the Lakota people consider a sacred offering?
(a) Maize.
(b) Buffalo hides.
(c) River stones.
(d) Tobacco.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. To what did Grover compare the white man's religious Communion in the Lakota society?

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

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