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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 was the boarding school located?
(a) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(b) Portland, Indiana.
(c) Wabash, Indiana.
(d) Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2. Why did Gertrude cry at the boarding school?
(a) She was tired.
(b) She was ill.
(c) She was hungry.
(d) She wanted her mother.

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

4. What was the name of the boarding school?
(a) White's School for Indian Integration.
(b) White's Christian Day School.
(c) White's Boarding School.
(d) White's Manual Labor Institute.

5. What happened to Gertrude when she got on the train?
(a) She got pushed to the floor.
(b) She fainted.
(c) She vomited.
(d) She nearly passed out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a tipi?

2. The Federal agents took away Indian children as young as ___________________.

3. What last name was given to Gertrude?

4. How many children slept in each bed at the boarding house?

5. How did Gertrude get revenge on the matron who ordered her to mash the item in #59?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sorts of punishment were handed out to the Indian children at the boarding school and how did Gertrude get revenge one day?

2. What is the premise of "The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa"?

3. In what ways did Red Apple Country represent the white man's world to the Indian children?

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

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

6. Why did Gertrude experience an identity crisis in her pre-teen years?

7. How did Gertrude begin her fight for both women and Indian rights?

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

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

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

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