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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criticisms did Grover have for the first chapters Nerburn wrote?
(a) They were not authentic and full of lies.
(b) They sounded too much like stories of "movie Indians."
(c) They were too short and used large words.
(d) They were too poetic and fancy.

2. When Delvin asked Nerburn if he was writing a book like Black Elk Speaks, what did he answer?
(a) Maybe, "Black Dog Speaks."
(b) No, his book would be different.
(c) Yes, he was writing a similar book.
(d) "More like Sitting Bull Speaks."

3. How did the Indians measure people when times were bad?
(a) By whether they were able to survive.
(b) By how they shared.
(c) By whether they were rich.
(d) By whether they were poor.

4. What was in front of Sitting Bull's Monument?
(a) A bench.
(b) A square stone pillar topped by a bust.
(c) A plaque with Sitting Bull's history on it.
(d) A garden.

5. How did Grover describe the coffee he made?
(a) Navy brew.
(b) Java.
(c) Espresso.
(d) Cofffee like his mother had brewed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dan asked what Gitchi-gumi was, what did Nerburn answer?

2. What did Dan and Grover say about Jumbo's ability to fix Nerburn's NIssan truck?

3. What did Dan do each time he stopped on his walk around the fenced area?

4. What color was Delvin's and Danelle's pickup?

5. What did the Lakota people call the Creator?

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