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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the early Native Americans believe what the priests say about heaven?
(a) The priests are kind.
(b) They fear the priests.
(c) What the priest say is the truth.
(d) They are awestruck by the music of the pianao aboard the steamboat.

2. What is a habit of Evie's?
(a) Following the bidding of her sister Lydia.
(b) Overeating.
(c) Comparing herself to her twin sister Lydia.
(d) Drinking.

3. While the adults are watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon, what does Margaret do?
(a) She tells her grandson, Harley, about her grandmother's dress.
(b) She daydreams.
(c) She watches it on her own television.
(d) She sleeps.

4. What do the sisters do after their mother's death?
(a) They bury her in the Catholic tradition.
(b) They say a Catholic prayer.
(c) They wash and paint her face in the old way.
(d) They take her body to the shaman.

5. How does Josephine change Alberta's look?
(a) She adds curls and makeup.
(b) She gives her a perm.
(c) She does her nails.
(d) She buys her a new dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is surprising about Herod's reaction to the female grass dancer?

2. What is Mercury absolutely set on having along the eaves of her roof?

3. Who carries off the young man?

4. Who is the blond "Easterner" who comes to teach at the reservation because of her fascination with Native American culture?

5. What does Mercury Thunder think about the Soldier family?

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