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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children slept in each bed at the boarding house?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. Who was Judewin?
(a) Gertrude's friend.
(b) Gertrude's mother.
(c) Gertrude's sister.
(d) Gertrude's grandmother.

3. A popular topic for Gertrude's speeches was __________________.
(a) Female equality.
(b) Healthcare.
(c) Indian rights.
(d) Religion.

4. What did some of the children at the boarding school sneak out to do?
(a) Swim in the creek.
(b) Went to town.
(c) Pick apples.
(d) Post letters.

5. What happened to Gertrude when she got on the train?
(a) She fainted.
(b) She got pushed to the floor.
(c) She nearly passed out.
(d) She vomited.

6. How did Gertrude travel to the boarding school?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Horseback.
(d) Train.

7. What was Gertrude's last name as a girl?
(a) Simmons.
(b) Simons.
(c) Smith.
(d) Simpson.

8. In 1897, Gertrude taught at the most famous Indian boarding school in America located in which state?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Indiana.

9. In which state was the college in #84 located?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Texas.
(d) Indiana.

10. Where did Gertrude return to teach in 1891?
(a) The Yankton reservation.
(b) Washington school.
(c) Apple Valley school.
(d) White's boarding school.

11. What did the devil in Gertrude's dream symbolize?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) Her father.
(c) The white man.
(d) The president.

12. Which of the following was NOT a behavior exhibited by the Indian children?
(a) They stopped eating.
(b) They wet their beds.
(c) They read the Bible.
(d) They had diarrhea.

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

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

15. What did the people in #12 wrap a newborn baby in during their visit with Tate's tribe?
(a) A muslin cloth.
(b) An American flag.
(c) A buffalo hide.
(d) A blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gertrude attended the white man's school what timeframe?

2. A white woman tossed Gertrude around like ______________.

3. When did Gertrude realize she had made a mistake by going to the boarding school?

4. How did Gertrude get revenge on the matron who ordered her to mash the item in #59?

5. The baby in #13 grew up to sign a treaty with the U.S. government to give away how much Indian land?

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