Chapter 15

Quiz for Document 15-5: Mourning Dove, A Salishan Autobiography (1990)

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Question 1

Mourning Dove’s recollections about her experiences in boarding school as a young girl provide evidence to support which of the following conclusions?A. Native American children resisted white assimilation completely and retained their traditional ways of life.
B. Boarding schools forced Native American children to adopt some white customs, but most did so grudgingly.
C. Native American children adopted some elements of white culture in boarding schools, but also maintained connections to their Indian communities.
D. Boarding schools led most Native American children to assimilate to white culture completely and reject their families of origin.

Question 2

According to Mourning Dove’s account of her experiences, what relationship did the Native American students have with the paying white students at the school?A. Native American students taught the white students about Native culture.
B. The school maintained strict segregation of most white and Native American students.
C. Violent altercations occurred between white and Native American students.
D. White students were used by the school as role models for desired behaviors.

Question 3

What religious tradition acted for Mourning Dove as a bridge between Native American culture and white American culture?A. Catholicism
B. Native American traditions
C. Protestantism
D. Unitarianism