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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Purgatory: 1891-1934.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would Treuer's father drive Indian kids to Bemidji and then bring them home again?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1953.

2. Where did the Ghost Dance religion start?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Montana.
(c) Utah.
(d) Nevada.

3. By the late 1870s, approximately how many bison were killed per day?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) Around 4,500.
(c) 3,200.
(d) 7,000.

4. When was the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee published?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1975.

5. When were the last compulsory boarding school programs suspended?
(a) Late 1920s.
(b) Late 1930s.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Civil War, how much did the Seminoles have to sell their reservation for?

2. At Carlisle, how old was a girl who was raped in her dormitory bed?

3. How old was Treuer's grandmother when she was sent to Tomah Indian Industrial School in Tomah, Wisconsin?

4. When were 173 Blackfeet Indians killed by U.S. troops when they were directed to the wrong camp?

5. When was an order for Sitting Bull's arrest issued?

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