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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14: Inipi-Grandfather's Breath; Yuwipi-Little Lights from Nowhere; Looking at the Sun, They Dance; Don't Hurt the Trees; Roll Up the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word hanhepiwi mean?
(a) Stars.
(b) Moon.
(c) Sun.
(d) Heavens.

2. What was the name of Lame Deer's (the great-grandfather) second chief that was shot by soldiers?
(a) Screaming Eagle.
(b) Morning Sun.
(c) Rod Iron.
(d) Iron Star.

3. What did the rectangles represent that had one line missing that are found on the belt that Lame Deer's grandmother made?
(a) Puffs of smoke off the pipe.
(b) Horses' tracks.
(c) Open doors.
(d) Tipi houses.

4. One way for young folks to get together was for the girl to stand outside her family's tipi with what?
(a) A bowl of stew.
(b) A buffalo skull.
(c) A peace pipe.
(d) A big blanket.

5. What was the name for men who dressed like women?
(a) Symbife.
(b) Tanka.
(c) Winktes.
(d) Montmack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word inyan mean?

2. How old was Lame Deer when his mother died?

3. What does the steam represent that is coming out of the pot mentioned in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What was the word that the Sioux tribe used for the stone god?

5. In the beginning of the tale about the Stone Boy, a young girl had how many brothers?

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