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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. What did Zitkala-Sa hate about the white world?
(a) Religion.
(b) Greed.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Food.

2. Zitkala-Sa was always reminded of which folklore character when dealing with the government?
(a) Brother Moon.
(b) Iktomi.
(c) Soleil.
(d) Little Turtle.

3. Who was the main character in Zitkala-Sa's opera?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Ohiya.
(c) En-tee-tee-ueh.
(d) Kee-lau-naw.

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

5. Zitkala-Sa was a trailblazer for ___________________.
(a) Indian rights.
(b) politicians.
(c) Catholics.
(d) indigent people.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Zitkala-Sa collaborate on an opera?

2. Zitkala-Sa wanted to leave Washington D. C. and go ____________________.

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

4. The Ute Indians had problems with drinking and __________________.

5. Who was Ohiya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Zitkala-Sa's opera signify to the world regarding the integration of Indian and white cultures?

2. Why did peyote represent a lack of control that Zitkala-Sa had in both her Indian and white worlds?

3. What was Zitkala-Sa's state of mind at the time of her death in 1938?

4. What was the project Zitkala-Sa collaborated with William Hanson on in Vernal?

5. What major success did Zitkala-Sa have for the Ute Indians several years after her death and what was her legacy to other Indian rights activists who would come after her?

6. Why did Zitkala-Sa write a report entitled "Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians" and what effect did it have on changes being made for the Osage Indians?

7. What is peyote, and how did the Indians use it?

8. What troubles were created for Zitkala-Sa and Raymond's marriage by F. Baker, the Indian Bureau agent?

9. Why was peyote legalized and why did Zitkala-Sa resign as secretary and treasurer of the Society of American Indians?

10. What was the main problem facing the Ute Indians?

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