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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Wenonah suggest Nerburn do?

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

4. What did the guys in Grover's unit call him when he was in Korea?

5. Why did Dan feel it was stupid to be called an Indian?

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