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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uintah Reservation 1903 to 1916: Mrs. And Mrs. Raymond Bonnin.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did David lose his job at the Indian Bureau?
(a) He stole some money.
(b) He came in drunk after lunch one day.
(c) He was late too many times.
(d) The job was given to a white man.

3. Like many Indian children who attended boarding school, Gertrude suffered __________________.
(a) scarlet fever.
(b) malaria.
(c) smallpox.
(d) an identity crisis.

4. Why did so many of the Indian children have chronic health problems or die?
(a) They were weak from starvation.
(b) They did not get enough Vitamin C.
(c) There was no medicine.
(d) They were always out in inclement weather.

5. What did David do that helped with the family's prosperity?
(a) Farm.
(b) Trap.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Scout.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what disease did Gertrude's fiance die?

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

4. Where did Zitkala-Sa long to live?

5. How did the boarding school make money off the Indian children?

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