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

2. How many children does Koi-ehm-toya see from her tipi?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

3. Who does Set hope to astonish with his painting?
(a) Art critics.
(b) God.
(c) Grey.
(d) Bent.

4. Why does Koi-ehm-toya think her people have grown careless?
(a) They force children to forage for food.
(b) No one accompanied the children.
(c) No one is worried about the children's safety.
(d) They allow children to wander in the woods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the strange, disinterested figure who approaches Kope'mah?

2. How does Murphy feel after he has lost the horse?

3. With whose death does the story begin?

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

5. What two cultures combine in Grey?

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