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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Zitkala-Sa not attend the last hearing regarding the Osage Indians?
(a) She had a scheduling conflict.
(b) She was afraid of being murdered.
(c) She was too ill.
(d) It was too far to travel.

3. What role did Zitkala-Sa take on in the Society of American Indians?
(a) Public Relations agent.
(b) Secretary.
(c) President.
(d) Board member.

4. What did Raymond want the government to give to the Utes?
(a) Food for the land they took.
(b) Housing for the land they took.
(c) Buffalo for the land they took.
(d) Money for the land they took.

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

6. Zitkala-Sa protested the use of peyote because ________________________.
(a) it caused cancer.
(b) it was easy to get.
(c) it was addictive.
(d) it was toxic.

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

8. Zitkala-Sa's name meant _________________.
(a) black crow.
(b) mourning dove.
(c) little turtle.
(d) red bird.

9. What did David do that helped with the family's prosperity?
(a) Farm.
(b) Trap.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Scout.

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

11. For what war did Raymond enlist?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

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

13. Gertrude received recognition with performances using which musical instrument?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Flute.
(c) Violin.
(d) Piano.

14. Ohiya's children can be described as ______________ in this chapter.
(a) undisciplined.
(b) vivacious.
(c) cruel.
(d) studious.

15. How many children did Ohiya have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Gertrude sign the article that appeared in the publication in #103?

4. Why did Zitkala-Sa's separate herself from the Ute Indians?

5. In her lifetime, Zitkala-Sa had difficulty with _________________.

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