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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the U.S. Army captain who wanted to remove Indian infants from their homes?

2. What did the girls wear at the boarding school?

3. What did the devil in Gertrude's dream symbolize?

4. What last name was given to Gertrude?

5. What was the name of the boarding school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the story of Prairie Flower and Cloud Elk foreshadow Gertrude's life in white society?

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

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

5. How many times was Tate married, and how many children did she have?

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

7. 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?

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

9. How did Gertrude Bonnin get her name, and what would she change it to later in her life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of man's inhumanity to man is an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of man's inhumanity to man is an important one in the book. Describe how it extends through setting, subjects, technique, etc. and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Doreen Rappaport's writing style. How is she different from other writers of her time? What are some of her characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of her classic style in "The Flight of Red Bird".

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