Vocabulary
Q1. In the line “An Indian Department was made with a large number of agents and other officials drawing large salaries…” what does agents most nearly mean?
A. Soldiers guarding reservations
B. Government representatives managing Native affairs
C. Business traders working with tribes
D. Religious missionaries
B. Government representatives managing Native affairs
Q6. Which rhetorical device is used in “How could we waste what we did not have?”
A. Simile
B. Rhetorical question
C. Alliteration
D. Hyperbole
B. Rhetorical question
Q11. Which statement best summarizes paragraph 3?
A. Soldiers caused most of the problems.
B. Government agents acted in their own self-interest instead of helping.
C. Native Americans refused assistance.
D. The government quickly improved Native life.
B. Government agents acted in their own self-interest instead of helping.
Q16. Which word best describes the tone of paragraph 6?
A. Humorous
B. Desperate
C. Relaxed
D. Optimistic
B. Desperate
Q21. What can be inferred about reservation life?
Excerpt: “Our rations began to be reduced… We were faint with hunger and maddened by despair.”
A. It provided strong economic opportunities
B. It encouraged independence
C. It caused dependence and hardship
D. It created peace and equality
C. It caused dependence and hardship
Q2. In the line “little men, so-called chiefs, were made to act as disturbers and agitators” what does agitators most nearly mean?
A. People who created conflict or unrest
B. People who taught farming skills
C. People who protected traditions
D. People who gave supplies
A. People who created conflict or unrest
Q7. How does the vivid description of “holding dying children” affect the audience?
A. It helps the audience visualize the landscape
B. It creates sympathy and emotional connection
C. It proves soldiers were responsible for the conflict
D. It adds humor to lighten the mood
B. It creates sympathy and emotional connection
Q12. Which statement best summarizes paragraph 5?
A. Native Americans happily accepted new customs.
B. Government actions disrupted Native leadership and traditions.
C. Soldiers created farming opportunities.
D. The tribe rejected all change.
B. Government actions disrupted Native leadership and traditions.
Q17. Which detail contributes most to a tone of betrayal?
A. “We looked forward with hope…”
B. “The soldiers came… they brought us food.”
C. “Our ponies were taken away… we got very few [replacements].”
D. “Some were frightened and ran away.”
C. “Our ponies were taken away… we got very few [replacements].”
Q22. Which detail is the strongest example of pathos?
Excerpt: “We held our dying children and felt their little bodies tremble as their soul went out and left only a dead weight in our hands.”
A. Discussion of government agents’ salaries
B. Description of dying children in their parents’ arms
C. Mention of treaties with the government
D. Discussion of farming supplies
B. Description of dying children in their parents’ arms
Q3. In the line “we were shifted from one place to another, or were told that such a transfer was coming” what does transfer most nearly mean?
A. Celebration
B. Movement to a new location
C. Payment for work
D. Agreement between tribes
B. Movement to a new location
Q8. Why does Red Cloud contrast Native suffering with “You who eat three times a day…”?
A. To make the audience feel guilty and understand the severity of the hardship
B. To praise the audience’s lifestyle
C. To suggest the audience caused the famine
D. To describe daily routines on reservations
A. To make the audience feel guilty and understand the severity of the hardship
Q13. What is Red Cloud’s main purpose in this speech?
A. To encourage Native Americans to fight
B. To request forgiveness from the government
C. To expose broken promises and demand fair treatment
D. To praise reservation life
C. To expose broken promises and demand fair treatment
Q18. The tone in paragraph 2 is best described as:
A. Hopeful
B. Angry
C. Playful
D. Confused
A. Hopeful
Q23. Which detail best demonstrates ethos?
Excerpt: “I have visited many other tribes and found that the same things were done amongst them…”
A. Red Cloud describing his visits to other tribes
B. Emotional descriptions of hunger
C. Mention of soldiers bringing food
D. Use of rhetorical questions
A. Red Cloud describing his visits to other tribes
Q4. In the line “We felt we were mocked in our misery” what does mocked most nearly mean?
A. Ignored completely
B. Laughed at or treated with cruelty
C. Protected carefully
D. Paid unfairly
B. Laughed at or treated with cruelty
Q9. How does the phrase “reservation prison” most influence the audience?
A. It encourages the audience to view reservations as safe places
B. It helps the audience see reservations as confining and unfair
C. It shows the reservations were temporary
D. It proves Native Americans wanted to leave
B. It helps the audience see reservations as confining and unfair
Q14. Why does Red Cloud mention visiting other tribes?
A. To show he traveled widely
B. To prove the problems were widespread
C. To compare tribal traditions
D. To describe cultural differences
B. To prove the problems were widespread
Q19. The mood created by the description of starving families is best described as:
A. Cheerful
B. Suspenseful
C. Sorrowful
D. Peaceful
C. Sorrowful
Q24. Which statement best explains how logic and emotion work together in the speech?
Excerpt: “Our rations were again reduced… We were not supplied with the means to work.”
A. Emotional stories replace facts
B. Facts and emotional examples work together to persuade
C. Only emotions are used
D. Logic weakens the argument
B. Facts and emotional examples work together to persuade
Q5. In the line “we were faint with hunger and maddened by despair” what does despair most nearly mean?
A. Extreme hopelessness
B. Sudden anger
C. Physical illness
D. Surprise
A. Extreme hopelessness
Q10. What is the effect of repeating examples of broken promises throughout the speech?
A. It entertains the audience with stories
B. It builds trust in the government
C. It strengthens the audience’s sense of injustice and urgency
D. It shifts focus away from Native struggles
C. It strengthens the audience’s sense of injustice and urgency
Q15. Which statement best expresses the central message of the speech?
A. Native Americans refused all change.
B. Government promises were not fulfilled, causing suffering.
C. Soldiers created peace and stability.
D. Reservation life improved Native independence.
B. Government promises were not fulfilled, causing suffering.
Q20. Which word best describes the overall tone of the speech?
A. Joyful
B. Bitter and pleading
C. Comedic
D. Indifferent
B. Bitter and pleading
Q25. Why were some Native Americans called “Hostiles”?
Excerpt: “The soldiers came… some were frightened and ran away to the Bad Lands… they were called Hostiles.”
A. They attacked soldiers
B. They refused to leave the Bad Lands and return to reservations
C. They rejected government food
D. They refused to sign treaties
B. They refused to leave the Bad Lands and return to reservations