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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. According to Chapter Nine, whose braids does Dick Wilson want to personally cut off?

2. Who is the Osage artist who supports Leonard Crow Dog being released?

3. Who tells Mary that she is the water and the corn?

4. Who acts as chief midwife when Mary gives birth?

5. What does Leonard call his bible that he needed to have in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the points where Mary disagreed with the feminists who had supported her.

2. What was First Woman given the power to do?

3. What led to Leonard Crow Dog's second breakdown while in prison?

4. Who are some of the non-Indian supporters for Leonard Crow Dog?

5. Describe the Ghost Dance that Leonard held at Wounded Knee in 1973.

6. What leads up to Mary becoming Leonard's wife?

7. Describe Barbara's living situation in Chapter Sixteen.

8. What causes Mary's breakdown and how is she healed?

9. What is going on around Mary while she is giving birth?

10. What does Leonard Crow Dog compare the Bicentennial to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the history of Indian Boarding Schools and write an essay about the philosophy behind Indian boarding schools and their effects. Did the schools achieve the purpose they were supposed to achieve? Were the schools a benefit or harmful to the Native American children who were forced to attend them?

Essay Topic 2

The first chapter of Lakota Woman starts with a Cheyenne proverb: "A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is done, no matter how brave its warriors nor how strong their weapons." The narrator also refers to this proverb later in the chapter. How does this proverb relate to this book?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how AIM changed Mary Brave Bird's life. Include both positive and negative influences. In your opinion, did AIM help Mary or not?

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