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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. Zitkala-Sa wanted peyote to be ____________________.
(a) legalized.
(b) outlawed.
(c) regulated.
(d) cheaper.

2. In her lifetime, Zitkala-Sa had difficulty with _________________.
(a) singing.
(b) fitting in.
(c) cooking.
(d) dancing.

3. Who was the greedy agent at the Indian Bureau with whom Raymond had trouble?
(a) F. Bowen.
(b) F. Barker.
(c) F. Bolton.
(d) F. Baker.

4. Who testified on Zitkala-Sa's behalf before a senate sub-committee?
(a) Richard Henry Pratt.
(b) Clayton Edward Hall.
(c) Samuel Edward Pruitt.
(d) James Allan Michener.

5. What problem did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond have with Ohiya's children when they took them in?
(a) They were too out of control.
(b) They had no table manners.
(c) They were malnourished.
(d) They had no formal schooling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zitkala-Sa not attend the last hearing regarding the Osage Indians?

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

3. With what illness was Zitkala-Sa very sick at this time?

4. Zitkala-Sa's name meant _________________.

5. To what city did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond return after their travels in "Despair"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Zitkala-Sa separate herself from the Ute Indians?

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

3. 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?

4. Explain the cultural conflict Zitkala-Sa experienced no matter where she was?

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

6. Explain how Zitkala-Sa's name meaning Red Bird symbolized both her life and afterlife.

7. What were the circumstances that had Zitkala-Sa sick, broke and exhausted?

8. 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?

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

10. What was the plot of Zitkala-Sa's opera?

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