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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. Richard's Catholic aunt in Austria went to early Mass each morning at what time?

2. Who did Richard Erdoes claim was responsible for he and his pals attending "blood operas"?

3. What was something that was very sacred, especially to Indians, that the clowns could give the Sioux people?

4. What is the oldest dance along with the sun dance in the Sioux culture?

5. The White Buffalo Woman wore a dress made of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Richard Erdoes was arrested by a brutish-looking policeman?

2. What did the substitute dancers in a heyoka ceremony wear?

3. Describe the place where the wakinyan live.

4. Some medicine men have an eagle feather attached to their pipe. Where is the eagle feather attached and why?

5. According to Sioux legend, where did the blood-red rock found in the southwest corner of Minnesota come from?

6. What does Lame Deer state the old people used to say about damage caused by lightning?

7. What did Iktome, the spider man, decide to do after he discovered that Rabbit Boy had come back to life and gone up with the clouds?

8. How does Lame Deer liken the sacred pipe to a Sioux person?

9. Where did Richard Erdoes' Jewish grandfather live and what did he teach Richard?

10. What did the woman look like that presented the first pipe to the Sioux tribe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of Chapter 6, The Circle and the Square, Lame Deer mentions a belt that his grandmother made that has symbols on it; telling a story. What story do these symbols tell and what symbols are used for the story? Describe what symbols mean to the Sioux culture.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the struggles and experiences that Lame Deer went through that helped him become insightful and respectful of the Sioux culture.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Lame Deer's ancestors and immediate family influenced him in his life and made him into the person he was.

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