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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 animals were slaughtered by the white hunters?

2. Why did Gertrude cry at the boarding school?

3. The U.S. government forced Tate to send David to _____________________.

4. Which of the following did Gertrude NOT do during her happy Summer days?

5. What did Tate teach Gertrude to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Gertrude experience an identity crisis in her pre-teen years?

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

5. Ironically, what did Gertrude do in 1891 when she returned to White's boarding school?

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Describe the overall setting and time period for Gertrude's young adulthood? What was America like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Gertrude, her family and friends?

Essay Topic 2

Conflict takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of conflict that plagued Zitkala-Sa throughout her life? What was the source of conflict for the Indian people overall? Cite examples.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the book's title. Why is it called simply "The Flight of Red Bird"? What was Rappaport trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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