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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zitkala-Sa hate about her life in Utah?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Farming.
(d) Cooking.

2. Tate's family did not have _________________ for food.
(a) interest.
(b) appetites.
(c) cooking utensils.
(d) money.

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

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

5. What lie did the Indian Bureau agent tell about Raymond?
(a) That he was a drunk.
(b) That he stole food from the bureau.
(c) That he gambled his money away.
(d) That he beat Zitkala-Sa.

6. Who testified on Zitkala-Sa's behalf before a senate sub-committee?
(a) Clayton Edward Hall.
(b) Samuel Edward Pruitt.
(c) James Allan Michener.
(d) Richard Henry Pratt.

7. With whom did Zitkala-Sa collaborate on an opera?
(a) Joseph Samuels.
(b) William Hanson.
(c) James Hennigan.
(d) Edward Coates.

8. How did Zitkala-Sa feel about the Ute reservation?
(a) It dissatisfied her.
(b) It made her happy.
(c) It frightened her.
(d) It pleased her.

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

10. Why did Zitkala-Sa's separate herself from the Ute Indians?
(a) There were tribal differences.
(b) She did not practice their religion.
(c) She did not speak their language.
(d) She still wanted things like books and music.

11. Which of the following was NOT true about Kitkala-Sa's opera?
(a) It was performed in Indiana.
(b) Indians danced in the dance scene.
(c) Indians donated costumes.
(d) It had Indian lyrics.

12. From what disease did Gertrude's fiance die?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Measles.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

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

15. What city did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond move to after their son went away to boarding school?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fib did Zitkala-Sa tell the government in Washington?

2. What was a major problem with the Indian tribe in #112?

3. Which of the following was NOT a use for peyote among the Indians?

4. What happened to the land belonging to Indians who were murdered?

5. How many years have passed since Gertrude was home at the Yankton Reservation?

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