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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 part of Zitkala-Sa emerged when on the Ute reservation?

2. What religion did Zitkala-Sa convert to during this time?

3. What gave Zitkala-Sa the cultural joy she most craved?

4. How did Zitkala-Sa feel about the Ute reservation?

5. Which one of Zitkala-Sa's former boyfriends started the Society of American Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why was peyote legalized and why did Zitkala-Sa resign as secretary and treasurer of the Society of American Indians?

7. How did Raymond fight for the Ute Indians?

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

9. How did Zitkala-Sa's heritage, especially the Iktomi story, help equip her to manage in the white man's world?

10. What major success did Zitkala-Sa have for the Ute Indians several years after her death and what was her legacy to other Indian rights activists who would come after her?

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

Create a brief character study of Tate. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What were her primary motivations during her life?

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