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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 Nerburn use to pack his belongings?
(a) A blue Samsonite suitcase.
(b) A black canvas bag.
(c) A small brown valise.
(d) A green aviator's bag.

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

3. How much did Dan's grandmother receive for sitting on a blanket and having her picture taken?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A dime.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) A quarter.

4. What drug did Nerburn take in the sixties that mimicked the experience Dan had listening to the dead?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Speed.
(c) Peyote.
(d) LSD.

5. How old was Grover?
(a) In his early sixties.
(b) In his late thirties.
(c) In his late forties.
(d) In his late fifties.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Dan consider bullshit regarding the white people's way of life?

3. According to Dan, the Creator love the smell of what?

4. What did Grover, Dan and Nerburn have for lunch at Grover's house?

5. Why did the Lakota Elder want to talk with Nerburn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the telephone call Nerburn got.

2. Write some things about Dan's grandson.

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

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

5. What did Dan say about being called an Indian?

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

7. What did Nerburn find when he returned to Dan's house several months later?

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

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

10. Why did Indians wear long hair?

(see the answer keys)

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