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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Between Two Worlds 1887 to 1902: The Returned Student; Two Contests; Becoming a Teacher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gertrude's playmates at the boarding school were Judewin and _____________.
(a) Tatakin.
(b) Totowin.
(c) Mahalo.
(d) Tate.

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

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

4. What image did Gertrude scratch out in the Bible?
(a) The devil's eyes.
(b) Jesus with the little children.
(c) God descending on clouds.
(d) Moses parting the Red Sea.

5. On December 29, 1890, ______________ Indians were massacred at Wounded Knee.
(a) nearly 100.
(b) 175.
(c) over 300.
(d) 221.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which disease did Gertrude contract while at college?

3. According to Gertrude's mother, who were the only people who had their hair cut off?

4. What did the Indian children serve as when they were sent to live with white families?

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

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