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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was inside the three-sided wooden structure Nerburn came across on his motorcycle trip?

2. When all the sacred Indian ceremonies are gone what will be left according to Dan?

3. What are "pispiza"?

4. Describe Nerburn's immediate family.

5. In what year was the book published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What were some of the things discussed by Dan and Grover and Nerburn as they watched an old cowboy and Indian movie on television?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Why did Nerburn decide to write Neither Wolf Nor Dog? What did he hope the book would do?

2) Describe Dan and Wenonah.

3) Why did Dan choose Nerburn to write the book?

4) Answer two of the three questions.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Describe Annie.

2) Describe Danelle and Delvin.

3) Describe Danelle and Delvin's children.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Explain how Dan felt about being called Indian. Did he object? Would he rather be called a Native American?

2) What did Dan have to say about the origin of Indians? Did he agree they came across a land bridge over the Bering Strait? What reasons did he give?

3) How did Dan say the Europeans exterminate Indians?

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