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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Victor refer to when he discusses the "hurricanes" on the reservation?
(a) Wayward youths.
(b) Large uprisings.
(c) Wind storms.
(d) Alcohol.

2. What does Victor's father tell him about his mother?
(a) That she is a distant wife.
(b) That she is the glue that holds the family together.
(c) That she is cantankerous.
(d) That she is wonderful.

3. What does Thomas Builds-a-Fire stop doing after his incident twenty years ago?
(a) He stops drinking.
(b) He stops leaving the house.
(c) He stops associating with ex-convicts.
(d) He stops telling stories.

4. What happens to Victor's dad and the motorcycle?
(a) He has an accident and is in the hospital for a few months.
(b) He sells the motorcycle.
(c) He is in a bar fight and he is injured and his motorcycle is damaged.
(d) He is pulled over by a police officer who is trying to find trumped up charges.

5. What happens to Samuel-builds-a-fire on the railroad tracks?
(a) He meets a hobo who shares his dinner.
(b) His foot gets caught in the railroad ties.
(c) He gets mugged.
(d) He passes out with a train headed straight toward him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Samuel-builds-a-fire's job title?

2. Why is Victor's friend able to afford beer for the party at the lake?

3. Where has Victor's white lover been the night before she leaves him?

4. What does Victor do when his white lover leaves him?

5. Why are reservation Indians unable to marry Urban Indians?

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