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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. After being home with her mother for ________________, Gertrude went to another boarding school.
(a) 19 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 months.

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

3. Which Indian chief was murdered on December 15, 1890?
(a) Tecumseh.
(b) Geronimo.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) Crazy Horse.

4. In Indian society, the elders told stories to teach ______________ to the young people.
(a) fear.
(b) love.
(c) morality.
(d) aggression.

5. What religion did Zitkala-Sa convert to during this time?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Catholicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Gertrude when she got on the train?

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

3. The older boys at the school worked as what?

4. Where did Zitkala-Sa long to live?

5. Which of the following was NOT a behavior exhibited by the Indian children?

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