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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. Where did Zitkala-Sa long to live?

2. What did Raymond want the government to give to the Utes?

3. Who lived near the Indian village?

4. The Ute Indians had problems with drinking and __________________.

5. What fib did Zitkala-Sa tell the government in Washington?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were Zitkala-Sa and Raymond happy to move to Washington D.C.?

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

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

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

6. What did Zitkala-Sa's opera signify to the world regarding the integration of Indian and white cultures?

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

8. Why did peyote represent a lack of control that Zitkala-Sa had in both her Indian and white worlds?

9. What was Zitkala-Sa's state of mind at the time of her death in 1938?

10. What was the dire situation Gertrude found when she returned to the Yankton Reservation after being gone for six years?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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