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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. In what year was the book updated?

2. How did the Indians measure people when times were bad?

3. What was the title of one of the books Nerburn wrote after working on the reservation?

4. Why did Dan feel it was stupid to be called an Indian?

5. What Indian people did Dan say were killing Indians?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the landmark Nerburn came upon when riding across North Dakota on his motorcycle.

2. What did Dan tell Nerburn about the prairie dogs?

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

4. What were some of the reasons why Nerburn considered going home after his lunch with Grover and Dan?

5. Describe Dan's house.

6. Describe Grover.

7. Who passed Grover as he drove 45 mph on the trip they were taking?

8. Write some things about Dan's grandson.

9. Describe Grover's house.

10. Describe where Nerburn's Nissan truck ended up.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of these three topics:

1) Describe the difference between the two sides of the Missouri River.

2) How did Indians view Jesus?

3) Describe Annie's house.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of these three topics:

Choose two of these three topics:

1) What are some of the bitter memories and thoughts Dan shared with Nerburn about how white men treated Indians?

2) Describe Wounded Knee including the monument, the pillars, the latticework between the pillars, the graves and other objects at the site.

3) What are the ceremonies Dan went through after arriving at Wounded Knee?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of these questions as essay topics.

1) List and describe all the contents of Dan's shoe boxes. What is their purpose?

2) Describe Grover. How is he important to the book?

3) What did Dan write about how Indians learned about forgiveness from the land in the paper Nerburn read aloud?

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