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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) White people have ruined the old ceremonies
(d) Things shift and change around them

2. Where does Tayo's mother live?
(a) In an apartment in Gallup
(b) In a trailer on the Sioux reservation
(c) In a house in Santa Fe
(d) She is homeless

3. Why does Josiah not brand the cows when he first gets them?
(a) They are too young
(b) He has the Mexican brand on his bill of sale
(c) He wants to fatten them up first
(d) He has no brand

4. What is the worst thing for Tayo when in the war?
(a) The sound of artillery exploding
(b) The rain
(c) The lack of privacy
(d) The sound of crickets

5. What does the medicine man tell Tayo to do after they walk Tayo through the Ceremony?
(a) Go to sleep
(b) Walk it once on his own
(c) Go home
(d) Eat

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Descheeny married to when he brings a Mexican girl to his home?

2. Where is Thought-Woman sitting in the opening poem?

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

4. What does Tayo's sergeant tell the men to do that Tayo is unable to do?

5. What does the army recruiter tell Tayo and Rocky about joining the military?

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