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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 did Grover insist they order at the truck stop?
(a) Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and fries.
(b) Fried eggs and bacon.
(c) Bacon double cheeseburgers and fries.
(d) Pancakes and sausages.

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

3. What color was Nerburn's truck?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

4. What did the Indians feel the Creator disapproved of that the white man did?
(a) Dress differently and have different customs.
(b) Not honor the Indians and their ways.
(c) Offer money for land.
(d) Make silly, stereotyped Indian movies.

5. In which South Western City was there a market where rich people could buy all kinds of Indian stuff?
(a) Austin.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) San Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Nerburn play cards?

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

3. What was the name of the old Indian's dog?

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

5. What criticisms did Grover have for the first chapters Nerburn wrote?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Grover's house.

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

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

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

5. Why wasn't Grover bothered by the presence of the Hippies?

6. Describe the telephone call Nerburn got.

7. Describe the houses in the Indian village Dan and Nerburn pass on their way to Grover's house.

8. Describe Dan's house.

9. What did Dan give Nerburn and what did Nerburn do with them?

10. Why did Indians wear long hair?

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