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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dan's lifestyle was like whose?
(a) The Lakota tribe's.
(b) His granddaughter's.
(c) Fatack's.
(d) Grover's.

2. What does "wakan" mean in English?
(a) Sacred or filled with power.
(b) Young or innocent.
(c) Far away.
(d) Secret or hidden.

3. What was Grover doing when Dan and Nerburn came to visit him?
(a) Watching a black and white cowboy movie on television.
(b) Fixing his Buick.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Reading one of Nerburn's books.

4. In which South Western City was there a market where rich people could buy all kinds of Indian stuff?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Santa Fe.

5. What kind of truck did Nerburn own?
(a) A Nissan.
(b) A Toyota.
(c) A Buick.
(d) A Ford.

6. What was in the yard to the left of Grover's house?
(a) An old, rusted truck
(b) A small garden.
(c) A perfectly ordered woodpile.
(d) A wagon wheel.

7. What adjective did Nerburn use to describe what white people thought Indians were with which Dan agreed?
(a) Wild.
(b) Exotic.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Brave.

8. What was outside of the Old Indian's house?
(a) Two cars, one on blocks.
(b) A small vegetable garden.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A large Cadillac.

9. What did Dan and Grover say about Jumbo's ability to fix Nerburn's NIssan truck?
(a) They said he'd fix it and rent it out till Nerburn returned.
(b) They said he'd probably sell it.
(c) They said he'd never be able to fix it.
(d) They said he'd either fix it or kill it.

10. What did Dan's Indian friends call Nerburn?
(a) Grizzly Adams.
(b) City boy.
(c) Intruder.
(d) White man.

11. What did Nerburn buy at the local store before proceeding to the old Indian's house?
(a) A soda.
(b) A pack of Prince Albert tobacco.
(c) A candy bar.
(d) A pack of chewing gum.

12. What is the lie of the good man, according to Dan?
(a) Silence.
(b) A white lie.
(c) A confession of ignorance.
(d) Changing the subject of the conversation.

13. What did Wenonah suggest Nerburn do?
(a) Become an honorary member of the Lakota tribe.
(b) Start cooking the meals for her and Dan.
(c) Give up writing the book.
(d) Sleep under the car.

14. What did Grover, Dan and Nerburn have for lunch at Grover's house?
(a) Grape jelly and peanut butter sandwiches.
(b) Baloney sandwiches.
(c) Roast beef sandwiches.
(d) Tuna fish sandwiches.

15. According to Dan, how do white people learn?
(a) By reading.
(b) By talking.
(c) By listening.
(d) By experimenting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of vehicle was the Hippie family traveling?

2. What did Grover and Dan do as the car passed through the evening landscape?

3. Why did the Lakota Elder want to talk with Nerburn?

4. In what year was the book published?

5. Who was in "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show" for awhile?

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