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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Lakota word "wasichu" mean in English?
(a) Elder.
(b) Dog.
(c) Danger.
(d) White man.

2. What famous person from overseas saw "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"?
(a) The Queen of Belgium.
(b) The King of England.
(c) The King of Denmark.
(d) The Queen of England.

3. What did the Indians feel the Creator disapproved of that the white man did?
(a) Dress differently and have different customs.
(b) Make silly, stereotyped Indian movies.
(c) Not honor the Indians and their ways.
(d) Offer money for land.

4. What was inside the three-sided wooden structure Nerburn came across on his motorcycle trip?
(a) A wood carving of a Lakota Indian.
(b) Three stones with Lakota traditions inscribed in them.
(c) An offering of free fruits and vegetables to passers-by.
(d) A sacred Lakota buffalo rock.

5. What was the title of one of the books Nerburn wrote after working on the reservation?
(a) Tales of the Elders.
(b) To Walk the Red Road.
(c) The Forgotten People.
(d) Our Mother Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grover, Dan and Nerburn have for lunch at Grover's house?

2. On what reservation had Nerburn worked several years before?

3. What was Grover's answer when Dan asked him why he didn't have any junk cars in his yard?

4. What did the Lakota people consider a sacred offering?

5. What was in the yard to the left of Grover's house?

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