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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a tipi?
(a) A canoe.
(b) An Indian shelter.
(c) A white man.
(d) A bird.

5. Gertrude attended the white man's school what timeframe?
(a) 1865-1869.
(b) 1901-1904.
(c) 1884-1887.
(d) 1832-1837.

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

7. In what state was Gertrude's second boarding school located?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Montana.
(d) Ohio.

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

9. According to Gertrude's mother, who were the only people who had their hair cut off?
(a) Little boys.
(b) White women.
(c) Captured white men.
(d) Unskilled warriors.

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

11. What is the meaning of Zitkala-Sa?
(a) Blue skies.
(b) Red bird.
(c) Mountaintop.
(d) Wise owl.

12. Which famous people did Tate tell Gertrude she saw?
(a) Gilchrest and Monnin.
(b) Clemons and Tate.
(c) Jefferson and Adams.
(d) Lewis and Clark.

13. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "The Returned Student"?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

14. What did Tate teach Gertrude to do?
(a) Ride a horse.
(b) Catch salmon.
(c) Trap small animals.
(d) Beadwork.

15. On December 29, 1890, ______________ Indians were massacred at Wounded Knee.
(a) 175.
(b) over 300.
(c) 221.
(d) nearly 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the boarding school?

2. A white woman tossed Gertrude around like ______________.

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

4. Which Indian chief was murdered on December 15, 1890?

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

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