Poem:
How do you do?
No, I am not Chinese.
No, not Spanish.
No, I am American Indi—uh, Native American.
No, not from India.
No, not Apache.
No, not Navajo.
No, not Sioux.
No, we are not extinct.
Yes, Indian.
Oh?
So that's where you got those high cheekbones?
Your great grandmother, huh?
An Indian Princess, huh?
Hair down to there?
Let me guess, Cherokee?
Oh, so you've had an Indian friend?
That close?
Oh, so you've had an Indian lover?
That tight?
Oh, so you've had an Indian servant?
That much?
Answer choices:
A. truths
B. knowledge
C. understanding
D. stereotypes
I would guess D. stereotypes. Many people would believe that Native Americans are from other countries and continents, but they're really from America. That and people also believed that Native Americans were extinct after Christopher Columbus killed off most of them when he first "discovered" America. So, my guess would be D. stereotypes.
