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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ceremony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about the pine tree where Tayo makes a hole in the fence where his cattle are located?
(a) It has been split by lightning
(b) It has grown into one tree with an oak
(c) It has three trunks
(d) It is bent over so that it top almost touches the ground

2. Why does medicine man say deeds and titles mean nothing to Mount Taylor?
(a) The Indians belong to the mountain
(b) The mountain cannot read
(c) The mountain will kill the white people and bury their deeds and titles
(d) The white people will all die out and the mountain will still stand

3. How does the medicine man Tayo is sent to wear his hair?
(a) It is shoulder length and wavy
(b) It is cut short like the military
(c) In a single braid down his back
(d) Tied in a chongo knot with red yarn

4. What does Ku'oosh place on Tayo’s stomach before he leaves?
(a) Two ears of corn
(b) A rattlesnake skin
(c) A bag of tobacco
(d) A bundle of tea leaves

5. What does the army recruiter tell Tayo and Rocky about joining the military?
(a) He says there is a special Indian unit
(b) He tells them it will bring money to the reservation
(c) He tells them anyone can fight for America when there is a war
(d) He does not mention anything about them being Indians

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the medicine man first go to school?

2. Where does Tayo want to go when he wakes up crying and dreaming about Josiah?

3. What is the medicine man’s residence called?

4. What does Emo call Tayo because Emo thinks Tayo believes he is better than the rest of them?

5. Why is Tayo happy it starts snowing the morning after his encounter with the fence patrol?

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