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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. With whom did Zitkala-Sa collaborate on an opera?
(a) William Hanson.
(b) Joseph Samuels.
(c) James Hennigan.
(d) Edward Coates.

2. A white woman tossed Gertrude around like ______________.
(a) a doll.
(b) a rug.
(c) an animal.
(d) a rag.

3. What role did Zitkala-Sa take on in the Society of American Indians?
(a) Board member.
(b) Public Relations agent.
(c) Secretary.
(d) President.

4. When did Gertrude realize she had made a mistake by going to the boarding school?
(a) On the carriage ride.
(b) During her first night there.
(c) When she was on the train.
(d) During the first weekend.

5. What was the name of the boarding school?
(a) White's Manual Labor Institute.
(b) White's Christian Day School.
(c) White's School for Indian Integration.
(d) White's Boarding School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gertrude become at the age of 17?

2. In what state was Gertrude's second boarding school located?

3. What did some of the children at the boarding school sneak out to do?

4. What did the cutting of Gertrude's braids symbolize?

5. What gave Zitkala-Sa the cultural joy she most craved?

(see the answer key)

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