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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the U.S. Army captain who wanted to remove Indian infants from their homes?
(a) Richard Henry Pratt.
(b) Edward Lee Bonifice.
(c) Philip Alan Bowman.
(d) Robert James Starke.

2. Why did Gertrude cry on the train?
(a) She was getting the flu.
(b) She realized she had left her mother.
(c) Someone took her bag of possessions.
(d) She had a bad sunburn.

3. How many marriages did Tate have with white men?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In what year did Gertrude return home from the second boarding school?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1901.

5. What was Gertrude ordered to mash one day?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Sweet potatoes.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals were slaughtered by the white hunters?

2. What is a tiyospaye?

3. Gertrude was born on February 22 in what year?

4. Which disease did Gertrude contract while at college?

5. How many children did Tate have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Indian children at the boarding school get sick and what happened to them during serious illnesses?

2. In what ways did Tate show Gertrude how to be a strong woman?

3. What role did oral stories serve in the Indian society, and which story character did Gertrude like best?

4. What sorts of punishment were handed out to the Indian children at the boarding school and how did Gertrude get revenge one day?

5. Why did Captain Richard Henry Pratt develop the idea to remove Indian infants from their homes and transfer them to the homes of white people and how did this plan extend into reality?

6. How many times was Tate married, and how many children did she have?

7. What was Gertrude's experience upon her arrival at the boarding school?

8. Why did Gertrude experience an identity crisis in her pre-teen years?

9. What is the premise of "The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa"?

10. How did Gertrude begin her fight for both women and Indian rights?

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