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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 Zitkala-Sa hate about her life in Utah?

2. Who was the Indian doctor who wanted to marry Gertrude in Boston?

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

4. Who wrote the document entitled "Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What troubles were created for Zitkala-Sa and Raymond's marriage by F. Baker, the Indian Bureau agent?

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

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

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

6. Why was Zitkala-Sa so conflicted about where to live--Washington D.C. or the reservation?

7. What was the main problem facing the Ute Indians?

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

9. 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?

10. How did Zitkala-Sa reconnect with Carlos Montezuma in Boston?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two examples about struggle in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of struggle.

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