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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When all the sacred Indian ceremonies are gone what will be left according to Dan?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their families.
(c) Their sorrows.
(d) Their memories.

2. What were the most important assets Nerburn had in writing the book?
(a) His love and respect of Indians.
(b) His previous experience with the Lakota.
(c) Dan's notes and clippings in the shoebox.
(d) The pen and the tape recorder.

3. How much did Dan's grandmother receive for sitting on a blanket and having her picture taken?
(a) A nickel.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A dime.

4. Who did Nerburn sit next to in the Buick on the trip?
(a) Fatback.
(b) Dan.
(c) Grover.
(d) Nobody.

5. 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 "nah, trees make me nervous."
(c) He said, "there are too many big cities in the east."
(d) He said, "I can't afford the trip."

6. About how much did Jumbo the car mechanic weigh?
(a) Well over 350 lbs.
(b) Well over 400 lbs.
(c) 295 lbs.
(d) 500 lbs.

7. What did Wenonah suggest Nerburn do?
(a) Become an honorary member of the Lakota tribe.
(b) Start cooking the meals for her and Dan.
(c) Sleep under the car.
(d) Give up writing the book.

8. According to Dan, what did the white man do to the land?
(a) Didn't love it.
(b) Turned it into property.
(c) Developed it.
(d) Disrespected it.

9. What famous person from overseas saw "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"?
(a) The King of England.
(b) The King of Denmark.
(c) The Queen of England.
(d) The Queen of Belgium.

10. How far apart were the houses in the village?
(a) About a quarter of a mile apart.
(b) About a half a mile apart.
(c) About 75 ft. from one another.
(d) About a mile apart.

11. What are "pispiza"?
(a) Cherokee Indians.
(b) Lakota elders.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Sweet grasses.

12. What did Dan and Grover say about Jumbo's ability to fix Nerburn's NIssan truck?
(a) They said he'd never be able to fix it.
(b) They said he'd either fix it or kill it.
(c) They said he'd fix it and rent it out till Nerburn returned.
(d) They said he'd probably sell it.

13. What movie star did Dan like?
(a) Gene Autry.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Hopalong Cassidy.
(d) Roy Rogers.

14. What kind of truck did Nerburn own?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Buick.
(c) A Toyota.
(d) A Nissan.

15. What did the Indians feel the Creator disapproved of that the white man did?
(a) Not honor the Indians and their ways.
(b) Offer money for land.
(c) Make silly, stereotyped Indian movies.
(d) Dress differently and have different customs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Indian had counseled reaching out a hand of peace to the white people?

2. What did the Lakota people call the Creator?

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

4. What did Dan like about Nerburn?

5. In what year was the book published?

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