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

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

3. What was forbidden to the Indian children?
(a) Telling jokes.
(b) Drinking lemonade.
(c) Buying candy.
(d) Going home to see their parents.

4. On whom did the Ute Indians rely for food?
(a) The U.S. government.
(b) Tribal hunters.
(c) Tribal trappers.
(d) Tribal farmers.

5. How did Gertrude get revenge on the matron who ordered her to mash the item in #59?
(a) She mashed so hard she broke the jar.
(b) She put a jalapeno pepper in the mashed food.
(c) She ran her dirty fingers through the mashed food.
(d) She spit in the dish of mashed food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the opera co-written by Zitkala-Sa?

2. What image did Gertrude scratch out in the Bible?

3. What was the name of the white settlement where Zitkala-Sa and her family lived in 1913?

4. How many children did Tate have?

5. What did Tate teach Gertrude to do?

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