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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uintah Reservation 1903 to 1916: Awakenings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the opera co-written by Zitkala-Sa?
(a) The Buffalo Moon.
(b) Indian Summer.
(c) Dances with Wolves.
(d) The Sun Dance.

2. What was the only way the staff could cut Gertrude's hair?
(a) They tied her to a chair.
(b) They waited until she was asleep.
(c) They threatened to starve her.
(d) They sedated her.

3. In what state was Gertrude's second boarding school located?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Montana.

4. After being home with her mother for ________________, Gertrude went to another boarding school.
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 19 months.
(d) 5 months.

5. What did the cutting of Gertrude's braids symbolize?
(a) The elimination of vanity.
(b) Submission to the white man.
(c) Rigorous hygiene.
(d) Practicality.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gertrude's mother, who were the only people who had their hair cut off?

2. Like many Indian children who attended boarding school, Gertrude suffered __________________.

3. At college, Gertrude won honors in which field?

4. What did Gertrude observe that was important to the Quaker teachers?

5. The white settlement in #127 was how many miles from the Ute reservation?

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