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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. How did Gertrude get revenge on the matron who ordered her to mash the item in #59?
(a) She ran her dirty fingers through the mashed food.
(b) She spit in the dish of mashed food.
(c) She mashed so hard she broke the jar.
(d) She put a jalapeno pepper in the mashed food.

2. What is a tiyospaye?
(a) A headpiece.
(b) A social unit.
(c) An enemy.
(d) A tool.

3. How old is Gertrude in the chapter, "The Returned Student"?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

4. What did Gertrude become at the age of 17?
(a) An agent who separated Indian children from their parents.
(b) An activist for Indians' rights.
(c) A young mother who gave up her children.
(d) A young wife who left the area with her husband.

5. Gertrude attended the white man's school what timeframe?
(a) 1865-1869.
(b) 1901-1904.
(c) 1832-1837.
(d) 1884-1887.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gertrude observe that was important to the Quaker teachers?

2. Which of the following did Gertrude NOT do during her happy Summer days?

3. What role did Cloud Elk have in the tribe?

4. The baby in #13 grew up to sign a treaty with the U.S. government to give away how much Indian land?

5. A popular topic for Gertrude's speeches was __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What publication did Gertrude write for when she was 24, and what was the content of her article?

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

3. What was Red Apple Country and what lies did the white men tell Gertrude about it?

4. Describe what you can recall about the story of Prairie Flower and Cloud Elk.

5. How does the story of Prairie Flower and Cloud Elk foreshadow Gertrude's life in white society?

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

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

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

9. What shocked Gertrude about punishment meted out on Judewin for playing in the snow?

10. What were some of the shocking experiences of Gertrude and the other children on the first day of school?

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