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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Dan and the Lakota people feel about being called Indians?
(a) They are highly insulted.
(b) They don't care about something like a name.
(c) They are amused.
(d) They are fighting mad.

3. What request did the Indian woman have when she called Nerburn?
(a) She asked him to sell her his two books.
(b) She asked him if she could visit him.
(c) She asked him to speak to her grandfather on the phone,.
(d) She asked him to visit her grandfather, an Elder.

4. In what kind of vehicle was the Hippie family traveling?
(a) An old van with an Indian scene painted on its side.
(b) A blue Volkswagen.
(c) A green school bus with red curtains.
(d) An old station wagon with a dream-catcher hangin in it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Nerburn sit next to in the Buick on the trip?

2. What sentence, according to Nerburn, sums up America?

3. From what college did Dan's grandson graduate?

4. What had an old farmer in Bismarck told Nerburn when he asked why he never went east?

5. What was the Indian philosophy of ownership?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe where Nerburn's Nissan truck ended up.

2. Who passed Grover as he drove 45 mph on the trip they were taking?

3. What were some of the reasons why Nerburn considered going home after his lunch with Grover and Dan?

4. Why did Indians wear long hair?

5. Explain the Indians' philosophy and practice of silence and how it differs from the white mens' way.

6. Who was the white lady Grover mentioned and what had she wanted to do?

7. What was Grover's answer when Dan asked him why he didn't have any junk cars in his yard and what was he referring to?

8. Why did Kent Nerburn want to write this book?

9. Describe the telephone call Nerburn got.

10. Describe the landmark Nerburn came upon when riding across North Dakota on his motorcycle.

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