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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which school did Gertrude study music?
(a) The Julliard School.
(b) New York Arts Academy.
(c) Boston Conservatory.
(d) Cincinnati Conservatory of the Arts.

2. Gertrude wrote an article which appeared in which publication?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The Boston Globe.
(c) New York Post.
(d) Atlantic Monthly.

3. Who wrote the document entitled "Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians"?
(a) Zitkala-Sa and others.
(b) Zitkala-Sa and Raymond.
(c) Richard Henry Pratt.
(d) Raymond.

4. How did Gertrude sign the article that appeared in the publication in #103?
(a) G. Bonnin.
(b) Gertrude Bonnin.
(c) Zitkala-Sa.
(d) Red Bird.

5. What was the name of the opera co-written by Zitkala-Sa?
(a) The Buffalo Moon.
(b) Dances with Wolves.
(c) Indian Summer.
(d) The Sun Dance.

6. Why did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond travel around in the chapter entitled, "Despair"?
(a) They were covering the West for a Boston publication.
(b) They documented Indian injustices.
(c) They looked for a good place to start a school.
(d) They looked for some land to purchase.

7. What part of Zitkala-Sa emerged when on the Ute reservation?
(a) Her maternal identity.
(b) Her Sioux identity.
(c) Her white identity.
(d) Her female identity.

8. Which of the following is NOT something which Gertrude needed?
(a) Books.
(b) City Life.
(c) Music.
(d) Religion.

9. Zitkala-Sa was a trailblazer for ___________________.
(a) Indian rights.
(b) politicians.
(c) Catholics.
(d) indigent people.

10. Why did Zitkala-Sa resign her position of secretary-treasurer of the Society of American Indians?
(a) Her family required more of her time.
(b) They elected a peyote majority leader.
(c) She was too ill to serve.
(d) She had more creative pursuits now.

11. Which were the only Indians who received fertile land when the U.S. government divided up the tribal land?
(a) Those who were not ill.
(b) Those who had old people.
(c) Those who had little children.
(d) Those who accepted the white culture.

12. Zitkala-Sa wanted peyote to be ____________________.
(a) legalized.
(b) cheaper.
(c) outlawed.
(d) regulated.

13. The Ute Indians had problems with drinking and __________________.
(a) anger management.
(b) gambling.
(c) playing cards.
(d) reckless driving.

14. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "A Second Visit Home"?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 29.

15. Who lived near the Indian village?
(a) White settlers.
(b) White robbers.
(c) White soldiers.
(d) White missionaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Zitkala-Sa collaborate on an opera?

2. Gertrude received recognition with performances using which musical instrument?

3. Who was the Indian doctor who wanted to marry Gertrude in Boston?

4. Who did Gertrude marry when she was 26?

5. What city did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond move to after their son went away to boarding school?

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