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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 12, They Sit So, Like Mother and Child | Book 1, Chapter 13, He Expounds: God's Boredom Is Infinite.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Murphy think he sounds like when he talks?
(a) The rodeo announcer.
(b) His father.
(c) Perfecto Atole.
(d) A coward.

2. What prize had Momaday won when he wrote this book?
(a) The National Book Award.
(b) The American Book Award.
(c) The Nobel Prize for Literature.
(d) The Pulitzer Prize.

3. How old is Set?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Fifty-seven.
(d) Forty-four.

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

5. In the Kiowa myth, why are the boy's sisters running from him?
(a) They're playing a game.
(b) The boy has become a bear.
(c) They're having a foot race.
(d) The boy is being mean to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grey feel about the horse she names Dog?

2. What does Grey imagine she gave Billy the Kid in jail?

3. How old is Dog?

4. Why does Koi-ehm-toya think her people have grown careless?

5. What language does Grey grow up speaking?

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