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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Washington D.C. 1917 to 1938: The Peyote Controversy; Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians; Tricksters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Tate have?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

2. A white woman tossed Gertrude around like ______________.
(a) a rag.
(b) a rug.
(c) a doll.
(d) an animal.

3. What did some of the children at the boarding school sneak out to do?
(a) Swim in the creek.
(b) Went to town.
(c) Post letters.
(d) Pick apples.

4. In one example of how the whites swindled the Osage Indians, one woman was entitled to $15,000 a year but her white guardian gave her only __________ a week.
(a) $15.
(b) $1.
(c) $5.
(d) $50.

5. How old was Gertrude when she wrote a scathing article in "Atlantic Monthly" regarding the mistreatment of Indians?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which disease did Gertrude contract while at college?

2. Where did Zitkala-Sa long to live?

3. What did the people in #12 wrap a newborn baby in during their visit with Tate's tribe?

4. At college, Gertrude won honors in which field?

5. Zitkala-Sa was always reminded of which folklore character when dealing with the government?

(see the answer key)

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