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The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

2. Which of the following is NOT something the girls did at the boarding school?
(a) Sewed.
(b) Baked.
(c) Washed.
(d) Made pottery.

3. Who was the U.S. Army captain who wanted to remove Indian infants from their homes?
(a) Richard Henry Pratt.
(b) Edward Lee Bonifice.
(c) Robert James Starke.
(d) Philip Alan Bowman.

4. Which of the following was NOT a behavior exhibited by the Indian children?
(a) They read the Bible.
(b) They wet their beds.
(c) They stopped eating.
(d) They had diarrhea.

5. Which Indian chief was murdered on December 15, 1890?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) Tecumseh.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) Crazy Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "The Returned Student"?

2. What was the name of the boarding school?

3. What role did Cloud Elk have in the tribe?

4. At the boarding school, there were cruel and unusual punishments such as whippings and ____________________.

5. How did the boarding school make money off the Indian children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what daily life was like for the Indian children at the boarding school.

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

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

4. What did Gertrude recall about what her mother said about people who had their hair cut off and what did Gertrude do to try to avoid losing her own hair?

5. Why did Captain Richard Henry Pratt develop the idea to remove Indian infants from their homes and transfer them to the homes of white people and how did this plan extend into reality?

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

7. What was Gertrude's experience upon her arrival at the boarding school?

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

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

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

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