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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which direction do the cows always run?
(a) East
(b) North
(c) South
(d) West

2. What does Josiah tell Tayo is the reason the cattle prices are down?
(a) Because of the drought
(b) People are not buying because of the war
(c) Because all the cattle are being taken to the army posts
(d) He does not tell Tayo anything about cattle prices

3. What is the tribe of the woman who is in the truck with Harley and Leroy when they stop and pick up Tayo?
(a) Apache or Ute
(b) Pawnee or Prince Nez
(c) Mohawk or Cherokee
(d) Navajo or Seminole

4. Out of what did the old male Indians whittle toothpicks?
(a) Cacti thorns
(b) Pinon twigs
(c) Tumbleweed
(d) Hickory branches

5. What is the name of Auntie’s old dog who always ran after female dogs in heat?
(a) Lightning
(b) Tanker
(c) Laddie
(d) Pepper

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the holy men look when they want to know the time to dance for rain?

2. What does Josiah tell Tayo is the reason for droughts?

3. What do the children in north Gallup learn to do before they learn to walk?

4. What is playing on the juke box at the Y bar when Tayo and the others enter the bar?

5. What does the teacher at the school call the Indian stories about the world?

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