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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. According to Indians what people are closest to God?

2. What gift did April give Nerburn?

3. Describe Danelle.

4. What shape was Sitting Bull's Monument?

5. How did Grover describe the coffee he made?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Annie's yard and other things outside her house.

2. Why was Thoreau mentioned in the conversation?

3. What is Paha Sapa?

4. Dan said the trouble wasn't alcohol for the Indians. What did he say the trouble was?

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

6. What was the difference between Lincoln and Jesus in Dan's eyes?

7. What did Dan say one had to do to be like an Indian?

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

9. Describe what was on the grassy field below where Dan, Grover and Nerburn were parked in Chapter 12.

10. According to Dan, why are white people in trouble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Describe Sitting Bull's Monument. What was in front of it? Where was it located?

2) Write something about the Polish immigrant and his carving.

3) Describe the difference between leaders and rulers according to Dan.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of these questions as essay topics.

1) List and describe all the contents of Dan's shoe boxes. What is their purpose?

2) Describe Grover. How is he important to the book?

3) What did Dan write about how Indians learned about forgiveness from the land in the paper Nerburn read aloud?

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