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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gertrude hide to try to avoid getting her hair cut?
(a) Under a bed.
(b) In the chapel.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) In the orchard.

2. The baby in #13 grew up to sign a treaty with the U.S. government to give away how much Indian land?
(a) 11 million acres.
(b) 2 million acres.
(c) 5 acres.
(d) 500,000 acres.

3. At the boarding school, there were cruel and unusual punishments such as whippings and ____________________.
(a) body mutilation.
(b) starvation.
(c) solitary confinement.
(d) kneeling on raw grits.

4. How many children did Tate have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Like many Indian children who attended boarding school, Gertrude suffered __________________.

2. The older boys at the school worked as what?

3. What is the meaning of Zitkala-Sa?

4. Who stared at Gertrude and the other Indian children?

5. How old was Gertrude when she wrote a scathing article in "Atlantic Monthly" regarding the mistreatment of Indians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Gertrude's experience on the train headed to the boarding school?

2. In what ways did Tate show Gertrude how to be a strong woman?

3. What publication did Gertrude write for when she was 24, and what was the content of her article?

4. What was Red Apple Country and what lies did the white men tell Gertrude about it?

5. Explain the symbolism of Lewis and Clark wrapping an Indian baby in an American flag.

6. How did the Indian children's loneliness exhibit with them physically?

7. Why did the Indian children at the boarding school get sick and what happened to them during serious illnesses?

8. What shocked Gertrude about punishment meted out on Judewin for playing in the snow?

9. How was Gertrude able to attend college in Indiana?

10. What were some of the shocking experiences of Gertrude and the other children on the first day of school?

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