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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. What did Tate say when Gertrude decided to go to the boarding school?
(a) I will never see you again.
(b) You will be back soon.
(c) The white man is a liar.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is a tiyospaye?
(a) A social unit.
(b) A headpiece.
(c) A tool.
(d) An enemy.

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

4. What happened to Gertrude when she got on the train?
(a) She got pushed to the floor.
(b) She nearly passed out.
(c) She vomited.
(d) She fainted.

5. What did the girls wear at the boarding school?
(a) Jeans and shirt.
(b) Stiff dresses.
(c) Long shirt.
(d) Overalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the U.S. Army captain who wanted to remove Indian infants from their homes?

2. Where did the Federal agent tell Gertrude the boarding school was located?

3. What did the people in #12 wrap a newborn baby in during their visit with Tate's tribe?

4. Who stared at Gertrude and the other Indian children?

5. The Yankton Indians were part of which Indian nation?

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