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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A whale.
(b) A snake-like water monster.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A deer.

2. Who is Edwin's father?
(a) Bill.
(b) Dene.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Thomas.

3. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head starts singing.
(b) The rolling head dies.
(c) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(d) The rolling head bursts into flames.

4. What is the main source of Edwin's insecurity about his appearance?
(a) He only has one eye.
(b) He is bald.
(c) He is overweight.
(d) He has skin abnormalities.

5. Where does Edwin's mother say she has heard about a job opening?
(a) At the Walmart.
(b) At the local grocery store.
(c) At the Big Oakland Powwow.
(d) At the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?

2. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?

3. What illness does Opal's mother tell Opal she is suffering from?

4. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?

5. Which rapper does Tony Loneman like listening to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the media representations of Indians that are mentioned critically in the prologue?

2. What do Dene Oxendene and the white hipster named Rob talk about as they both wait for their art grant interviews?

3. What happened to Metacomet, the Wampanoag Indian Chief?

4. What life-altering event happens to Jacquie on Alcatraz?

5. What did the colonists do to the Pequot at the Green Corn Dance in 1637?

6. Where does Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield's mother take she and her half-sister Jacquie after they abruptly move out of the yellow house in Oakland?

7. Orange opens the prologue with a Bertolt Brecht poem about singing in dark times. How is this poem relevant to Native history as Orange writes about it in There There?

8. Where does the prologue narrator say the Indian Head image appeared until the late 1970s?

9. According to the prologue narrator, what happened following another shared meal between Indians and colonists in 1623, two years after the land-deal meal?

10. How would you describe Edwin's relationship with his mother, Karen?

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