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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Upside-Down, Forward-Backward, Icy-Hot Contrary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lame Deer told a reporter that he would like to plant a staff on the very top of Mount Rushmore to make it a sacred mountain again. What colors would be on the staff?
(a) Black and green.
(b) Black and red.
(c) Red and yellow.
(d) Yellow and green.

2. If a boy wasn't satisfied with just rubbing noses with a girl, he would ask an elk medicine man to make him what?
(a) An ax.
(b) A flute.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A horse bridle.

3. What is the word for clown in the Lakota language?
(a) Noni.
(b) Witko.
(c) Sintkala.
(d) Heyoka.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 15, Lame Deer states that he was going to tell a story that wouldn't be funny. The story was about what?
(a) Birds.
(b) Clowns.
(c) Indians.
(d) Buffalo.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 6, Lame Deer mentions a pot with plenty of what inside?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Dog meat.
(c) Herbs.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name for men who dressed like women?

2. What did the girls often do when the time of parting had come for them and someone they love?

3. Lame Deer tells a story from the 1920's when an Indian was running away from a bunch of cowboys on horseback who couldn't catch him. How old was the Indian?

4. If a person would swear by the sacred pipe then they could not do what?

5. In Chapter 8, Lame Deer talks about a young Navajo boy and girl in their apartment in their city. What color of blanket did he put over this young couple?

(see the answer key)

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