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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. Where did Gertrude hide to try to avoid getting her hair cut?
(a) In the orchard.
(b) In the chapel.
(c) Under a bed.
(d) In the cellar.

2. What did the cutting of Gertrude's braids symbolize?
(a) The elimination of vanity.
(b) Submission to the white man.
(c) Rigorous hygiene.
(d) Practicality.

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

4. The older boys at the school worked as what?
(a) Janitors.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Butchers.

5. Why did Gertrude cry on the train?
(a) She realized she had left her mother.
(b) Someone took her bag of possessions.
(c) She had a bad sunburn.
(d) She was getting the flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was forbidden to the Indian children?

2. How many marriages did Tate have with white men?

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

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

5. What did the Federal agents do to force the Indians to give up their children?

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