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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the holy men look when they want to know the time to dance for rain?
(a) South
(b) East, then west
(c) West and southwest
(d) North, then east

2. What does Ts’eh tell Tayo where the cattle are located ask him when he first comes to her house?
(a) If he is an alcoholic
(b) If the cattle belong to him
(c) Who sent him
(d) If he is a war veteran

3. Why do the two cowboys chasing Tayo leave not take him back to their boss?
(a) They have to find some missing cattle
(b) They find some mountain lion tracks
(c) They are too far from the main house
(d) They see that his bill of sale is legitimate

4. What does the medicine man say is the reason new ceremonies need to be created?
(a) They cannot find all the elements necessary for the old ceremonies
(b) He does not think the ceremonies need to be changed
(c) Things shift and change around them
(d) White people have ruined the old ceremonies

5. What does Emo carry in his little bag?
(a) Human teeth
(b) Stones from the mountain
(c) Human finger bones
(d) Gems he stole from the Japanese

Short Answer Questions

1. How did white people come to be, according to the medicine man?

2. What does Tayo find out about cigarette butts when he is a toddler?

3. What color of sheets are on the bed at Josiah’s mistress’s home?

4. What is the north side of Gallup called?

5. What did the children call Tayo’s eyes when he was growing up?

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