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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 is the lie of the good man, according to Dan?
(a) Changing the subject of the conversation.
(b) Silence.
(c) A white lie.
(d) A confession of ignorance.

2. What was the name of the old Indian's dog?
(a) Old Yeller.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) Fatback.
(d) Round Tummy.

3. How did the Indians measure people when times were bad?
(a) By whether they were poor.
(b) By whether they were able to survive.
(c) By how they shared.
(d) By whether they were rich.

4. What were Dan and Nerburn listening to as they sat on Dan's front porch?
(a) Dan's granddaughter singing as she worked.
(b) The approach of Grover's car.
(c) Fatback's barking.
(d) The larksong and the morning wind.

5. What did Dan consider bullshit regarding the white people's way of life?
(a) The white people's way of raising their children.
(b) The white people's attitude toward possessions.
(c) The white people's marriage customs.
(d) The white people's emphasis on education.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which South Western City was there a market where rich people could buy all kinds of Indian stuff?

2. Why does Dan feel he should forgive the white man?

3. What drug did Nerburn take in the sixties that mimicked the experience Dan had listening to the dead?

4. What was Nerburn's first inclination to do after leaving his Nissan at Jumbo's?

5. What were the most important assets Nerburn had in writing the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the telephone call Nerburn got.

4. When Nerburn went to Dan's house the next day to tell him he was leaving what did he find?

5. By what means did white men attempt to exterminate the Indians?

6. Describe Grover.

7. Describe the "wannabe" Hippies they ran into at the truck stop.

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

9. Dan asked Nerburn to read one of the papers he had written using the Elder's notes and clippings. Describe that paper.

10. Why did Indians wear long hair?

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