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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Victor, Indians make the best __________ because they can ride horses.
(a) Cowboys.
(b) Ranchers.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Jockeys.

2. What is Victor's philosophy toward drinking?
(a) If he drinks one more beer, then everything in his life is better.
(b) He drinks to forget his past.
(c) He drinks to make his life seem normal.
(d) The only way to drink is to binge.

3. Why does Victor take James to the doctor when he is a baby?
(a) Because James is constipated.
(b) Because James is not crawling.
(c) Because James has an ear ache.
(d) Because James does not cry.

4. What does Victor wonder about the event with his uncles during the holiday party?
(a) Why no one stops them.
(b) Why everyone is gathering around.
(c) How they act if they do not live on a reservation.
(d) Why two grown men act this way.

5. Why is Thomas Builds-a-Fire been incarcerated recently?
(a) He calls the tribal fire chief's wife "a heathen with heavy makeup".
(b) He calls the tribal school principal's wife "a traitor in pumps".
(c) He calls the tribal doctor's wife "a native with dangling shiny objects".
(d) He calls the tribal police chief's wife "a savage in polyester pants".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Victor's aunt experienced at?

2. What are Victor and his companion's initial thoughts on what to do with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

3. What gift does the person whom Uncle Moses befriends have?

4. What does Victor do after his parents pass out from drinking too much alcohol?

5. Who chases Victor and his companion after the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

(see the answer key)

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