2. The Ute Indians had problems with drinking and __________________.
(a) playing cards.
(b) reckless driving.
(c) gambling.
(d) anger management.

3. Zitkala-Sa protested the use of peyote because ________________________.
(a) it was addictive.
(b) it caused cancer.
(c) it was toxic.
(d) it was easy to get.

4. On whom did the Ute Indians rely for food?
(a) Tribal hunters.
(b) Tribal trappers.
(c) Tribal farmers.
(d) The U.S. government.

5. In what year did the U.S. government finally award the Utes their $3 million?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the organization founded by Zitkala-Sa and Raymond?

3. Zitkala-Sa wanted to leave Washington D. C. and go ____________________.

4. How did Zitkala-Sa feel about the Ute reservation?

5. Which city did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond move to which made them both happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conditions did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond find when they moved to Utah?

2. Why did Zitkala-Sa write a report entitled "Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians" and what effect did it have on changes being made for the Osage Indians?

3. What were the circumstances that had Zitkala-Sa sick, broke and exhausted?

4. What was Zitkala-Sa's state of mind at the time of her death in 1938?

5. What major success did Zitkala-Sa have for the Ute Indians several years after her death and what was her legacy to other Indian rights activists who would come after her?

6. How did Raymond fight for the Ute Indians?

7. Who was Carlos Montezuma and why did Zitkala-Sa not marry him?

8. Why did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond travel for five months of 1917?

9. How did Zitkala-Sa reconnect with Carlos Montezuma in Boston?

10. What was the project Zitkala-Sa collaborated with William Hanson on in Vernal?

(see the answer keys)

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