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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. What did Tate say when Gertrude decided to go to the boarding school?
2. A Quaker woman offered to pay for Gertrude's education at which school?
3. What was the name of the man in #24?
4. What did Gertrude become at the age of 17?
5. Who was David's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Gertrude experience an identity crisis in her pre-teen years?
2. Why did the Indian children at the boarding school get sick and what happened to them during serious illnesses?
3. How did Gertrude begin her fight for both women and Indian rights?
4. How does the story of Prairie Flower and Cloud Elk foreshadow Gertrude's life in white society?
5. Explain how the physical abuse of the Indian children was the beginning of Gertrude's rebellious nature and the beginning of her life as Zitkala-Sa.
6. In what ways did Red Apple Country represent the white man's world to the Indian children?
7. Describe what daily life was like for the Indian children at the boarding school.
8. How was Gertrude able to attend college in Indiana?
9. What was Red Apple Country and what lies did the white men tell Gertrude about it?
10. What is the premise of "The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Zitkala-Sa was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of her life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Prejudice and discrimination against Indians was a fact of life during Zitkala-Sa's life. What limitations did Zitkala-Sa struggle against? How did ethnic discrimination hold her back? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Create a brief character study of Zitkala-Sa. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? Was she strong or weak? What were her primary motivations during her life?
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