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

2. The Indian children did not have immunity to ______________________.
(a) Adult diseases.
(b) Eastern diseases.
(c) European diseases.
(d) Asian diseases.

3. The Federal agent told Gertrude that she could have as much as she wanted of what?
(a) Apples.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Nuts.

4. Which Indians were the richest people in the world?
(a) The Crees.
(b) The Osages.
(c) The Dakotas.
(d) The Potawatomis.

5. What was the membership fee for Indians to belong to the National Council of American Indians?
(a) $5.
(b) $3.
(c) $10.
(d) $1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zitkala-Sa wanted peyote to be ____________________.

2. At the boarding school, there were cruel and unusual punishments such as whippings and ____________________.

3. In what year did the U.S. government finally award the Utes their $3 million?

4. Where did Gertrude hide to try to avoid getting her hair cut?

5. What did Zitkala-Sa hate about the white world?

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