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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. What was something that was very sacred, especially to Indians, that the clowns could give the Sioux people?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Peace.
(c) Purity.
(d) Knowledge.

2. How many puffs did the Sioux take on the peace pipe?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. What does the word inipi mean?
(a) Sweat bath.
(b) Peace pipe.
(c) Dog stew.
(d) Wood bow.

4. Lame Deer tells the story of the heyoka turtle and the heyoka frog in Chapter 16. At the beginning of the story, what were they sitting on?
(a) A patch of grass.
(b) A log.
(c) A lillypad.
(d) A rock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lame Deer mentions that sometimes the tonwan or thunderbolt hits something. What does he describe it hitting?

2. To get ready for a yuwipi meeting, what did the floor need to be covered with?

3. Rocks that were used for curing were wrapped carefully in a piece of what?

4. How much did the Indian who had lost a leg in an industrial accident receive in insurance money?

5. When the earth was young, the Sioux Indians believe that the wakinyan ruled over what?

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