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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Washington D.C. 1917 to 1938: Despair; Red Bird's Flight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role did Zitkala-Sa take on in the Society of American Indians?
(a) Board member.
(b) Public Relations agent.
(c) President.
(d) Secretary.

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

3. Ruthless men swindled money from the Utes by selling __________________-.
(a) guns.
(b) gin.
(c) wine.
(d) peyote.

4. Why did Zitkala-Sa resign her position of secretary-treasurer of the Society of American Indians?
(a) They elected a peyote majority leader.
(b) She had more creative pursuits now.
(c) Her family required more of her time.
(d) She was too ill to serve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT true about Kitkala-Sa's opera?

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

3. In what state was Gertrude's second boarding school located?

4. What did the cutting of Gertrude's braids symbolize?

5. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "A Second Visit Home"?

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