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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old was the Indian they picked up on their way to Sitting Bull's Burial Site?
(a) About thirty.
(b) About forty.
(c) About twenty.
(d) About fifty.

2. What gift did April give Nerburn?
(a) A bright stone.
(b) Some wild flowers.
(c) A feather.
(d) A drawing.

3. What was the Wanekia?
(a) The devil.
(b) The Messiah.
(c) The Ghost Dancer.
(d) The Creator.

4. With what was Annie working in her lap?
(a) She was shelling peas.
(b) She was taking the tops off string beans.
(c) She was making an Indian necklace.
(d) A rosary.

5. 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.

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

7. What question did Nerburn ask the Indian which he shouldn't have asked?
(a) He asked the Indian how old he was.
(b) He asked whether the Indian was going to the burial site.
(c) He asked the Indian what tribe he was from.
(d) He asked the Indian if he was a Lakota.

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

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

10. How many times did Dan take a pinch of tobacco and offer it to the wind?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Six times.
(d) Seven times.

11. How many people were in the front seat of the pickup?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

12. What do white men want from the Indians now?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) The minerals and forests.
(d) Turquoise.

13. According to Indians what people are closest to God?
(a) Babies and old people.
(b) Chiefs and Medicine men.
(c) Teenagers and Indian missionaries.
(d) Warriors and Ghost dancers.

14. How did Grover describe the coffee he made?
(a) Espresso.
(b) Cofffee like his mother had brewed.
(c) Java.
(d) Navy brew.

15. How many dogs did Annie have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms did Annie's house have?

2. Describe Danelle.

3. Who shot Sitting Bull?

4. What shape was Sitting Bull's Monument?

5. Who was Ziolkowski?

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