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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red Apple Country 1884 to 1887: The Journey; The First Day at School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT something the government promised the Indians?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Livestock.

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

3. What is the meaning of Zitkala-Sa?
(a) Red bird.
(b) Blue skies.
(c) Mountaintop.
(d) Wise owl.

4. Who was the U.S. Army captain who wanted to remove Indian infants from their homes?
(a) Richard Henry Pratt.
(b) Philip Alan Bowman.
(c) Robert James Starke.
(d) Edward Lee Bonifice.

5. Which famous people did Tate tell Gertrude she saw?
(a) Jefferson and Adams.
(b) Lewis and Clark.
(c) Clemons and Tate.
(d) Gilchrest and Monnin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The baby in #13 grew up to sign a treaty with the U.S. government to give away how much Indian land?

2. What happened to Gertrude when she got on the train?

3. Why did Gertrude cry at the boarding school?

4. A white woman tossed Gertrude around like ______________.

5. The Federal agent told Gertrude that she could have as much as she wanted of what?

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