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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To whom does Tayo talk almost incessantly?
(a) The sergeant
(b) His brother
(c) The cook
(d) The corporal
2. Where do the holy men look when they want to know the time to dance for rain?
(a) North, then east
(b) South
(c) East, then west
(d) West and southwest
3. How did white people come to be, according to the medicine man?
(a) A white god from another universe placed them on the earth
(b) They were all born at the same time but took different paths through evolution
(c) They were created by Indian witchery
(d) The Great Spirit created them to teach Indians courage
4. What does the medicine man tell Tayo is the reason Tayo is having a difficult time getting well?
(a) Forces are trying to keep Tayo from completing the Ceremony
(b) Tayo does not want to get well
(c) Tayo does not believe he is sick
(d) Tayo must forgive himself first
5. What is behind the bar at Cerritos?
(a) A large pond
(b) A garage
(c) A field of corn
(d) A barrel cactus that is fifteen feet tall
6. Where does Josiah have the cattle unloaded?
(a) Near the windmill
(b) At the river
(c) Near the forest
(d) Out in the foothills
7. What fear does Tayo hear in Auntie’s voice when Tayo is a boy?
(a) Fear of Josiah
(b) Fear of being trapped in the oldest ways
(c) Fear of Rocky liking Tayo
(d) Fear of losing Tayo
8. What did all the Navajos do in the white school when the teacher brought out a tub of dead frogs to dissect?
(a) Tipped the tub over
(b) Start singing a chant
(c) Stood up and left the room
(d) Stood up and turned their backs to the tub
9. What do the doctors say is the cause of battle fatigue?
(a) The noise of gunfire and bombs
(b) Malnourishment
(c) Seeing others killed
(d) They do not know what causes it
10. What does Shush, the name of the medicine man’s helper mean in English?
(a) Coyote
(b) Bear
(c) Horse
(d) Fox
11. Why did the sergeant from Isleta get a bronze star in the war?
(a) For infiltrating enemy lines and killing a Japanese general
(b) For saving the company commander
(c) For blowing up a Japanese torpedo boat
(d) For destroying a bunker full of Japanese
12. What does Harley say he traded for the truck he is driving?
(a) Nothing, he does not mention a trade
(b) His army medals and fifty dollars
(c) His grandfather’s ceremonial dress
(d) The land that was stolen from the Indians
13. Why does Auntie always watch Tayo more closely than Rocky when they were growing up?
(a) Rocky was her own son and she had to raise him
(b) Rocky was innately good
(c) Tayo had a more promising future
(d) Tayo always need more attention
14. Why does Helen Jean go to the bars and hang out with the Indian men?
(a) She steals from them
(b) She gets them to give her money
(c) She is an alcoholic
(d) She likes hearing war stories
15. What is the north side of Gallup called?
(a) The Reservation
(b) The Freezer
(c) Sundown
(d) Little Africa
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the medicine man say the white doctors do with the dead in the mental hospitals?
2. With what creature is Thought-Woman associated?
3. Where does Old Grandma sit during the day most of the time?
4. Where do Harley and Tayo pick up a ride after they leave the spring?
5. Why is Tayo happy it starts snowing the morning after his encounter with the fence patrol?
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