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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 is a wipoye?

2. When Delvin asked Nerburn if he was writing a book like Black Elk Speaks, what did he answer?

3. How did Grover describe the coffee he made?

4. What did the Spanish want from the Indians?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Dan said the white people had made them blanket Indians hanging around the trading post for handouts. What did he say they were now?

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

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

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

5. Describe the inside of Annie's house.

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

7. Describe Danelle and Delvin, Dan's other granddaughter and her husband.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Describe the difference between the two sides of the Missouri River.

2) How did Indians view Jesus?

3) Describe Annie's house.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of these three topics:

Choose two of these three topics:

1) What are some of the bitter memories and thoughts Dan shared with Nerburn about how white men treated Indians?

2) Describe Wounded Knee including the monument, the pillars, the latticework between the pillars, the graves and other objects at the site.

3) What are the ceremonies Dan went through after arriving at Wounded Knee?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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