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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 was the name of the organization founded by Zitkala-Sa and Raymond?

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

3. How many years have passed since Gertrude was home at the Yankton Reservation?

4. What lie did the Indian Bureau agent tell about Raymond?

5. Who was the young man who became engaged to Gertrude when she returned to Pennsylvania in 1897?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond travel for five months of 1917?

3. What did the U.S. government do with the tribal land and how did David fare in the action?

4. What conditions did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond find when they moved to Utah?

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

6. Why did Gertrude like living in Boston?

7. What prompted Gertrude to change her name to Zitkala-Sa?

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

9. What were the conditions on the Uintah Reservation that Zitkala-Sa wanted to escape?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling with personal identity 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 this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues 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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