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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A flash of lightning illuminated a billboard with a quote from what book in the Bible?
(a) Mark.
(b) Luke.
(c) John.
(d) Matthew.

2. What reason did Nerburn give for not wearing a watch?
(a) They make him too aware of time.
(b) They make him nervous.
(c) They feel heavy on the wrist.
(d) He keeps losing them.

3. What was the name of Danelle's mother?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

4. How was the land to the east of the Missouri river different from the land to the west?
(a) It was a land of freedom rather than labor.
(b) It was more fertile.
(c) It was a land of dreamers.
(d) It was formed by a glacier.

5. What did the English want from the Indians?
(a) Furs.
(b) Gold.
(c) Land.
(d) Silver.

6. What adjective did Dan use to describe the hills where they were parked?
(a) Alive.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Entrancing.
(d) Beautiful.

7. What did Dan say Nerburn thought too much about?
(a) The weather.
(b) Women.
(c) Possessions.
(d) Time.

8. What is waziya?
(a) Wind from the west.
(b) Wind from the north.
(c) Wind from the south.
(d) Wind from the east.

9. What kind of a woman did Nerburn perceive Annie to be?
(a) A bitter woman.
(b) A sad woman.
(c) An angry woman.
(d) A kind woman.

10. What color did Nerburn say the morning sky was?
(a) Light blue.
(b) Rosy.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Red.

11. How did Dan's grandfathers give him the song?
(a) From the earth.
(b) In the wind.
(c) From bird song.
(d) In a dream.

12. What chief in Montana was mentioned?
(a) Chief Black Elk.
(b) Chief Lone Wolf.
(c) Chief Running Bear.
(d) Chief Joseph.

13. What did Dan do each time he stopped on his walk around the fenced area?
(a) Tied a small cloth bundle from his bag to the fence.
(b) Sang a song in Lakota.
(c) Chanted a prayer in Lakota.
(d) Prayed to the North, South, East and West.

14. How large was the plot of ground inside the pillars and bordered by cement?
(a) 90 ft. long and 7 ft. wide.
(b) 60 ft. long and 5 ft. wide.
(c) 70 ft. long and 6 ft. wide.
(d) 80 ft. long and 8 ft. wide.

15. Grover had a tattoo of what on his right arm?
(a) A woman's name.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A scull.
(d) A heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what was Annie working in her lap?

2. What did Grover do when they got back on the road?

3. What does Dan say he sometimes imagines doing in revenge for the whites taking everything sacred to Indians?

4. About how old was the Indian they picked up on their way to Sitting Bull's Burial Site?

5. What did Grover whisper after the ferocious storm had subsided?

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