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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Nerburn's truck?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

2. What did Grover insist they order at the truck stop?
(a) Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and fries.
(b) Pancakes and sausages.
(c) Bacon double cheeseburgers and fries.
(d) Fried eggs and bacon.

3. What had an old farmer in Bismarck told Nerburn when he asked why he never went east?
(a) He said, "It's too expensive in the east."
(b) He said, "I can't afford the trip."
(c) He said, "there are too many big cities in the east."
(d) He said "nah, trees make me nervous."

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

5. In what year was the book updated?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2003.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe of Indians were the cowboys fighting in the movie Grover was watching?

2. In what year was the book published?

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

4. What adjective did Nerburn use to describe what white people thought Indians were with which Dan agreed?

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

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