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Painted Indian Clothing
Test Description: Literary Non-Fiction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the best summary of the selection?
A
Plains Indian families worked together to paint symbols which depicted stories on their robes. They wore them to ceremonies.
B
Plains Indian clothing was carefully created to record historical events with paintings, feathers, quillwork and beads.
C
Plains Indians had elaborately decorated robes for special occasions. An important event was the ghost dance ceremony.
D
Plains Indian women spent hours decorating robes with symbolic pictures using porcupine quills, buffalo hide, and beads.
2) The author of this selection thinks that –
A
the elaborate decorations on the robes were a sign that the Plains Indians had highly developed craftsmanship
B
the Plains Indian women spent excess time decorating robes instead of helping warriors learn to hunt
C
the quillwork should not have been substituted for beads because the beads came from the white settlers
D
the pictographs on the robes were often too violent and not always necessary in portraying Plains Indians' history
3) According to the selection, how did Plains Indians demonstrate their status?
A
by displaying beautifully decorated robes along the sides of their homes
B
by speaking about their deeds during tribal meetings to show how great they are
C
by depicting their great deeds on elaborately decorated robes for everyone to see
D
by creating spiritual robes to depict their deeds during ghost dancing ceremonies
4) Why did the women take such care in construction and decoration of their husbands' hunting clothes?
A
The clothes recorded pictures of the tribe's history and important events.
B
High quality clothing and decoration would increase the wife's status in the tribe.
C
They wanted their husbands to be the best dressed of all the tribes during the ceremonies.
D
The decorated clothing would go with the hunter to the Great Spirit.
5) What evidence suggests that feathers and trim were special to the Plains Indians?
A
They were used to illustrate the number of years and number of animal skins a warrior had accumulated.
B
They were used to specify the number and kinds of animals that a warrior had successfully hunted.
C
They were used to identify who the warrior was related to and what his status was within the tribe.
D
They were worn or applied in a certain way to depict accomplishments and needed community approval.
6) The reader can conclude that ceremonial robes were worn only for special celebrations because –
A
they were too heavy to wear for long periods
B
the Indians wanted to conserve the robes' spiritual powers
C
Plains Indian women spent too much time creating them
D
Plains Indians did not like to dress up
7) What evidence does the author provide to support the conclusion that visions were important to the Indians?
A
A Pawnee woman painted a ghost dress according to a vision she had experienced.
B
The visions protected warriors against bullets during battles with the white settlers.
C
Plains Indians decorated their warrior robes with previous visions.
D
Visions determined the status among the tribe warriors.
8) How do paragraphs 1-8 contrast with paragraphs 9-10?
A
Paragraphs 1-8 explain the Plains Indians' hunting parties while paragraphs 9-10 describe the war parties.
B
Paragraphs 1-8 explain why Plains Indians like to dress up while paragraphs 9-10 describe in detail how they dressed.
C
Paragraphs 1-8 show how Plains Indians developed skills to create robes while paragraphs 9-10 describe how they were used.
D
Paragraphs 1-8 explain how robes were used to record events while paragraphs 9-10 explain how robes were used in ceremonies.
9) Which of the following sentences from the selection contains an opinion?
A
Later, when white traders brought glass beads to the Plains, intricate beadwork designs were substituted for the quillwork.
B
If a man wore beautiful garments, his wife and other relatives gained in status because of their ability to make such clothes
C
Along with decoration their own clothing, women took great pride in dressing their husbands in the finest garments possible.
D
The porous bone held liquid paint like a sponge, and the sharp point helped to make neat lines.
10) What is the main idea of paragraphs 4-7?
A
Important feats and events were recorded in quillwork, beading, and paint on buffalo robes.
B
Without a written language, the Plains Indians had no way of recording their history.
C
Plains Indians believed that the clothing had spiritual powers and would protect them from enemies.
D
Men's and women's clothing was elaborately decorated to show their status within the tribe.
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