Zitkala-Sa Assessment

American Indian Stories

Zitkala-Sa

Multiple Choice

What is the ritual of storytelling that the children play?

• Painting tattoos on one another.

• Offering gifts & imitating their mothers.

• Playing 20 questions.

Multiple Choice

How does an old grandfather protect the child’s feelings?

• He pats her head and smiles.

• He helps her make the coffee.

• He tells the child's mother how quickly she served him.

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The child's mother opposes her leaving for

because "their words are sweet, but, my child, their deeds are bitter."

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the missionary school?

• To rid the children of their heritage & culture.

• To give the students a nice building to live in.

• To feed the children apples every day.

Multiple Select

Why was the child horrified at having her hair cut?

• Girls from her tribe were only allowed to have boys cut their hair.

• She was afraid of the scissors that would be used.

• Short hair was for those who were mourning and cowards had shingled hair.

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The child's mother was "wailing among the barren hills" because she was

for her child.

Multiple Select

What does the girl do that goes against her mother's will?

• She goes to college.

• She runs away with a boy.

• She refuses to speak her native language.