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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nerburn use to pack his belongings?
(a) A small brown valise.
(b) A blue Samsonite suitcase.
(c) A black canvas bag.
(d) A green aviator's bag.

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

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

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

5. What color hatband was on Grover's cowboy hat?
(a) Green.
(b) Navy blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Turquoise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug did Nerburn take in the sixties that mimicked the experience Dan had listening to the dead?

2. What did Dan like about Nerburn?

3. Describe Nerburn's immediate family.

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

5. How do Dan and the Lakota people feel about being called Indians?

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