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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. How did Dan describe the rolling foothills?

2. About how old was the Indian they picked up on their way to Sitting Bull's Burial Site?

3. Why couldn't Dan speak or write, according to the grandfathers?

4. The Catholic church held a conference to determine what about Indians?

5. What was in front of Sitting Bull's Monument?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Dan means when he talks about white mens' cages?

2. What did Dan take out of his large bag four times during the time he circled the fenced area?

3. Describe the inside of Annie's house.

4. Name some of the signs along the road in Chapter 22.

5. Why was Thoreau mentioned in the conversation?

6. What did Dan answer when Nerburn asked him if the Pow Wow was their destination?

7. What are some of the bad things the white men did to the Indians?

8. How do whites treat history of Lincoln differently than the history of Jesus?

9. What did the Indian couple that was in the restaurant in the Homestead town do to disgrace Indians?

10. Describe Annie.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Why was Nerburn having second thoughts about the projects? What did he do about this?

2) What was wrong with Nerburn's Nissan truck? Where did he take it to be fixed? Describe the garage and mechanic.

3) Describe the vehicles Grover passed on the trip he, Dan and Nerburn were taking. What are some of the bumper stickers they had?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose two of these three topics:

1) How did the Indians treat white men when they first came to Indian land? How did white men -- French, Spanish and English -- treat the Indians?

2) What kind of a ride did they have after Nerburn asked to make a phone call and Grover said "short cut"? Why did Grover call his car "Shunka kan"?

3) What did Dan reveal about "Tatanka," the buffalo which they spotted on the side of a hill?

4) Choose two of the topics to write on.

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