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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the greedy agent at the Indian Bureau with whom Raymond had trouble?
(a) F. Bowen.
(b) F. Barker.
(c) F. Baker.
(d) F. Bolton.

2. What was the name of the opera co-written by Zitkala-Sa?
(a) The Sun Dance.
(b) Indian Summer.
(c) The Buffalo Moon.
(d) Dances with Wolves.

3. What happened to the land belonging to Indians who were murdered?
(a) It was given to Negro slaves.
(b) It was given to white settlers.
(c) It was given to white guardians.
(d) It was given to their families.

4. Tate's family did not have _________________ for food.
(a) interest.
(b) appetites.
(c) money.
(d) cooking utensils.

5. Zitkala-Sa wanted peyote to be ____________________.
(a) legalized.
(b) regulated.
(c) cheaper.
(d) outlawed.

6. The white settlement in #127 was how many miles from the Ute reservation?
(a) 25.
(b) 3.
(c) 500.
(d) 150.

7. At which school did Gertrude study music?
(a) Boston Conservatory.
(b) The Julliard School.
(c) Cincinnati Conservatory of the Arts.
(d) New York Arts Academy.

8. Who lived near the Indian village?
(a) White robbers.
(b) White missionaries.
(c) White soldiers.
(d) White settlers.

9. What part of Zitkala-Sa emerged when on the Ute reservation?
(a) Her female identity.
(b) Her white identity.
(c) Her maternal identity.
(d) Her Sioux identity.

10. Why did Zitkala-Sa resign her position of secretary-treasurer of the Society of American Indians?
(a) Her family required more of her time.
(b) She had more creative pursuits now.
(c) They elected a peyote majority leader.
(d) She was too ill to serve.

11. How did Zitkala-Sa feel about the Ute reservation?
(a) It made her happy.
(b) It pleased her.
(c) It dissatisfied her.
(d) It frightened her.

12. What Indian tribe lived on the reservation in #111?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Ute.
(d) Cheyenne.

13. Zitkala-Sa's name meant _________________.
(a) red bird.
(b) little turtle.
(c) black crow.
(d) mourning dove.

14. What city did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond move to after their son went away to boarding school?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

15. What was the name of the reservation where Zitkala-Sa and her husband lived in the state in #110?
(a) Yankton Reservation.
(b) Colorado Reservation.
(c) Uintah Reservation.
(d) Lakota Reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gertrude wrote an article which appeared in which publication?

2. Which of the following is NOT something which Gertrude needed?

3. Who testified on Zitkala-Sa's behalf before a senate sub-committee?

4. The Utes won a settlement from the U.S. government in the amount of ______________ for their land.

5. How many children did Ohiya have?

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