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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 testified on Zitkala-Sa's behalf before a senate sub-committee?
(a) Richard Henry Pratt.
(b) Samuel Edward Pruitt.
(c) James Allan Michener.
(d) Clayton Edward Hall.

2. Which of the following is NOT something which Gertrude needed?
(a) Music.
(b) Religion.
(c) City Life.
(d) Books.

3. In her lifetime, Zitkala-Sa had difficulty with _________________.
(a) cooking.
(b) fitting in.
(c) dancing.
(d) singing.

4. From what disease did Gertrude's fiance die?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Malaria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the main character in Zitkala-Sa's opera?

2. What part of Zitkala-Sa emerged when on the Ute reservation?

3. Why did Zitkala-Sa's separate herself from the Ute Indians?

4. Gertrude and her husband headed to a reservation located in which state?

5. For how long did Zitkala-Sa and Raymond travel around in the chapter entitled, "Despair"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompted Gertrude to change her name to Zitkala-Sa?

2. What did the U.S. government do with the tribal land and how did David fare in the action?

3. What was the plot of Zitkala-Sa's opera?

4. What is peyote, and how did the Indians use it?

5. Explain the cultural conflict Zitkala-Sa experienced no matter where she was?

6. What troubles were created for Zitkala-Sa and Raymond's marriage by F. Baker, the Indian Bureau agent?

7. Why did Zitkala-Sa separate herself from the Ute Indians?

8. 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?

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

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

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