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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 8, They Are Too Far Away | Book 1, Chapter 9, She Fixes Him in an Evil-eye Stare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the townspeople react to Billy's escape?
(a) They didn't find out until much later.
(b) They hid.
(c) They cheered.
(d) They chased him.

2. How old is Kope'mah when she falls ill?
(a) Ninety-eight.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Eighty-five.
(d) Ninety-four.

3. Which tribe's myth forms the basis of this story?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Kiowa.
(d) Navajo.

4. Why does Dog return to Grey after he gallops away?
(a) To graze.
(b) To warn her of danger.
(c) To rest.
(d) To answer her call.

5. With whose death does the story begin?
(a) John Poe.
(b) Billy the Kid.
(c) Pete Maxwell.
(d) Alejandro Segura.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Koi-ehm-toya see from her tipi?

2. According to the Ethnographic Dictionary of Navajo language, why are astrological pursuits often associated with witchcraft?

3. What prize had Momaday won when he wrote this book?

4. In the Kiowa myth, why are the boy's sisters running from him?

5. Why did the singing and dancing among the Kiowa end?

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