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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. Gertrude attended the white man's school what timeframe?
(a) 1884-1887.
(b) 1832-1837.
(c) 1865-1869.
(d) 1901-1904.

2. The Federal agents took away Indian children as young as ___________________.
(a) two.
(b) four.
(c) five.
(d) seven.

3. What animals were slaughtered by the white hunters?
(a) Goats.
(b) Deer.
(c) Horses.
(d) Buffalo.

4. Which of the following was NOT a behavior exhibited by the Indian children?
(a) They wet their beds.
(b) They stopped eating.
(c) They had diarrhea.
(d) They read the Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a tiyospaye?

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

4. Who is Tate?

5. Which of the following was NOT something the government promised the Indians?

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