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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of Indians were neither red warriors nor white farmers, neither wolf nor dog?
(a) Comanche Indians.
(b) Apache Indians.
(c) Navajo Indians.
(d) All agency Indians.

2. What color was Delvin's and Danelle's pickup?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

3. Why was Sitting Bull great?
(a) He had a large tribe under him.
(b) He won many battles.
(c) He hated the white man.
(d) He didn't rule, he led.

4. How old was Delvin?
(a) In his late thirties.
(b) In his late twenties.
(c) About 32.
(d) In his early forties.

5. What do white men want from the Indians now?
(a) The minerals and forests.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Turquoise.

6. What did Dan say was the biggest thing to white people?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Sex.
(c) Race.
(d) Religion.

7. How tall was the obelisk in the middle of the plot?
(a) Seven feet tall.
(b) Ten feet tall.
(c) Nine feet tall.
(d) Eight feet tall.

8. Who was Crazy Horse?
(a) Sitting Bull's enemy.
(b) An Indian leader immortalized in a sculpture.
(c) A famous Cherokee Chief.
(d) A famous Apache Chief.

9. What did Grover whisper after the ferocious storm had subsided?
(a) "The Winged One."
(b) "Wakan Tanka."
(c) "The Storm Chief."
(d) "Thank you Great Creator."

10. What did Grover do when they got back on the road?
(a) He started ranting against the whites.
(b) He started telling Lakota legends.
(c) He started singing a Lakota song.
(d) He called out the signs they passed.

11. What did the French want from the Indians?
(a) Gold.
(b) Land.
(c) Silver.
(d) Furs.

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

13. What chief in Montana was mentioned?
(a) Chief Black Elk.
(b) Chief Lone Wolf.
(c) Chief Running Bear.
(d) Chief Joseph.

14. What was the song that Dan chanted about?
(a) Great Indian chiefs.
(b) Indian legends.
(c) Anger and tears.
(d) It was an Indian love song.

15. How old is April?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the English want from the Indians?

2. How did Dan's grandfathers give him the song?

3. What shape was Sitting Bull's Monument?

4. What is waziya?

5. How many times did Dan stop on his walk around the fenced area?

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