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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 many murdered Lakota people were buried at Wounded Knee?

2. According to Indians what people are closest to God?

3. What New England writer did Dan bring up in the conversation?

4. What racial slur did Nerburn overhear in the Homestead town restaurant?

5. What did Grover do when they got back on the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paha Sapa?

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

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

4. Why was Thoreau mentioned in the conversation?

5. What was the advice Dan gave Nerburn in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

6. Describe the Homestead town they visited in Chapter 15.

7. Describe what was in the bundle Grover took out of his trunk that he and Dan unwrapped in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

8. The monument at Wounded Knee was erected in memory of what?

9. Describe Annie.

10. What stood in the middle of the plot that was through the pillars?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Why did Indian children root for the cowboys in the old Cowboy and Indian movies?

2) What influence did Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show have? What famous Indian was in it? What famous foreign ruler saw it?

3) Describe "movie Indians." What were some of the funny comments made about them by the Indians?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose two of these three topics:

1) What are some of the additional personal things Nerburn learns about Dan at Annie's house?

2) What does Danelle say about Indian women?

3) Describe how Whites handle racism differently than Indians. Include mention of half-breeds, quarter-breeds and other ethnic blending and how Indian children were separated into groups at the white boarding schools.

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