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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Betonie draw in the sand that he tells Tayo to remember?
(a) The pattern of some stars
(b) A type of herb for nausea
(c) How to twine vines for the next Ceremony
(d) A map

2. What kind of hat does Descheeny wear?
(a) Coon skin hat
(b) Badger fur hat
(c) Baseball cap
(d) Leather cowboy hat

3. What does Tayo say an Indian should avoid in Gallup?
(a) Being in Gallup after dark
(b) Any of the bars on the east side
(c) Going to any of the brothels on the south side
(d) Wearing a cowboy hat if you are an Indian

4. What does Tayo say no one is allowed to do to an invisible one?
(a) Walk with one
(b) Talk to them
(c) Take a picture
(d) Feed them

5. 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 has no brand
(d) He wants to fatten them up first

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the medicine man say the white doctors do with the dead in the mental hospitals?

2. What has Rocky promised to buy Old Grandma with his army pay?

3. When Tayo and the medicine man leave his home, what is the medicine man riding?

4. What does Tayo do when Emo keeps talking about killing Japanese?

5. What does Tayo tell Betonie about the Ceremony Betonie has performed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Night Swan and how does she know Josiah?

2. How does Tayo start herding the cattle?

3. How does Josiah’s sister feel about Night Swan?

4. How is Tayo when the war is over?

5. What is the difference between Tayo’s life as a soldier and his life as a civilian on a reservation?

6. What does Betonie tell Tayo about why Tayo saw Indian faces in the Japanese?

7. What does Ku'oosh say to Tayo after Tayo talks to Ku'oosh and what does Ku'oosh leave Tayo? What is Tayo’s response?

8. Where does Tayo end up finding the cattle again with the man’s help?

9. What does Betonie say when Tayo says he wants to find Josiah’s cattle?

10. Where does Tayo spend the night on the day he finds the cattle and who does he see when he wakes?

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