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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. Which of the following is NOT something which Gertrude needed?
2. To what state did Zitkala-Sa and her husband move after their marriage?
3. What happened to the land belonging to Indians who were murdered?
4. Zitkala-Sa was a trailblazer for ___________________.
5. Who testified on Zitkala-Sa's behalf before a senate sub-committee?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Zitkala-Sa's heritage, especially the Iktomi story, help equip her to manage in the white man's world?
2. 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?
3. How did Zitkala-Sa reconnect with Carlos Montezuma in Boston?
4. What did Zitkala-Sa's opera signify to the world regarding the integration of Indian and white cultures?
5. Explain the cultural conflict Zitkala-Sa experienced no matter where she was?
6. Why did peyote represent a lack of control that Zitkala-Sa had in both her Indian and white worlds?
7. What prompted Gertrude to change her name to Zitkala-Sa?
8. What were the circumstances that had Zitkala-Sa sick, broke and exhausted?
9. What is peyote, and how did the Indians use it?
10. Why did Gertrude like living in Boston?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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".
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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