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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Nerburn's first inclination to do after leaving his Nissan at Jumbo's?
(a) He wanted to go to Dan's house and work on the book.
(b) He wanted to take the trip with Grover and Dan.
(c) He wanted to stay in the village and explore it.
(d) He wanted to go to the motel and sleep till it was over.

3. What Indian people did Dan say were killing Indians?
(a) The Indians who intermarried with whites.
(b) The Indians who adopted white ways.
(c) The Indians who sold the sacred ways.
(d) The Indians who became rich and moved away.

4. What was outside of the Old Indian's house?
(a) A large Cadillac.
(b) An outhouse.
(c) Two cars, one on blocks.
(d) A small vegetable garden.

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

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

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

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

9. What did Dan's granddaughter put in the breakfast oatmeal?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Bacon grease.
(c) Honey.
(d) Milk.

10. On what kind of sandwich did Grover often make for which Dan complimented him?
(a) Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
(b) Baloney sandwich.
(c) Tuna fish sandwich.
(d) Roast Beef sandwich.

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

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

13. What does "wakan" mean in English?
(a) Young or innocent.
(b) Sacred or filled with power.
(c) Secret or hidden.
(d) Far away.

14. Where did Fatback live?
(a) Under Dan's front porch.
(b) In an old wooden dog house.
(c) In a dirt hollow she had dug beneath the junk car.
(d) In the house with Dan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Lakota people consider a sacred offering?

3. The Indians Grover was watching on television looked like what nationality?

4. What was the author doing when the seed for this book was planted in his mind?

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

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