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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red Apple Country 1884 to 1887: No!; The Stories of the Bible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the boarding school, there were cruel and unusual punishments such as whippings and ____________________.
(a) solitary confinement.
(b) body mutilation.
(c) kneeling on raw grits.
(d) starvation.

2. How old was Gertrude when she wrote a scathing article in "Atlantic Monthly" regarding the mistreatment of Indians?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 24.

3. What did the headmistress do to Totowin for playing in the snow?
(a) She beat her.
(b) She made her wash dishes.
(c) She sent her to her room.
(d) She withheld her supper.

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

5. Who was Tate's son from her second marriage?
(a) David.
(b) Philip.
(c) James.
(d) Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gertrude ordered to mash one day?

2. Why did so many of the Indian children have chronic health problems or die?

3. Which of the following was NOT a behavior exhibited by the Indian children?

4. Who was Prairie Flower's ill husband?

5. The Indian children did not have immunity to ______________________.

(see the answer key)

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