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Chapter 8 - "Your Name is Luther"
By Tonya Poling
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Question 1
1.
According to Chapter 8, which person believed it was important to learn to read and write?
Richard Henry Pratt
Luther Standing Bear
Question 2
2.
Which person that you read about in chapter 8 had to leave school and work in order to provide for his family?
Richard Henry Pratt
Luther Standing Bear
Question 3
3.
Which person started and taughtat the Carlisle School?
Richard Henry Pratt
Luther Standing Bear
Question 4
4.
Which person was a student at the Carlisle School?
Richard Henry Pratt
Luther Standing Bear
Question 5
5.
Which person believed in education, but did not want to lose his culture and beliefs?
Richard Henry Pratt
Luther Standing Bear
Question 6
6.
In this chapter, you read that Richard Henry Pratt believed in the idea of "kill the Indian to save the man". What does this mean?
Kill all Indians to save the white man.
Force Native Americans to give up their traditions and culture.
Question 7
7.
Cite evidence from the text, explaining why the "assimilation by education" approach to Native Americans was inappropriate and a failure.
Question 8
8.
Why did Pratt sympathize with Native Americans?
He saw how horribly they treated each other.
He saw firsthand how horrible living conditions were on the reservations.
He saw firsthand how no one would hire them or let them attend schools.
Question 9
9.
What did Native Americans learn how to do in Pratt's experimental school?
They learned how to get a job and pay taxes.
They learned how to get along with their neighbors.
They learned how to speak, read, and write in English.
Question 10
10.
Why was Luther named "Plenty Kill"?
He killed many people and bragged about it.
He was trying to scare off his enemies.
His parents thought he had the heart of a hunter and warrior.