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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are reservation Indians unable to marry Urban Indians?
(a) The Urban Indians lose all rights and privileges afforded to those on the reservation.
(b) It is believed that the Urban Indians have contracted illnesses.
(c) They live too far away.
(d) Because of the Indian Resettlement Act.

2. Why is Victor's friend able to afford beer for the party at the lake?
(a) He has a job.
(b) He inherits land that is used by large corporations.
(c) He sells some bootleg liquor.
(d) He receives a check from the government.

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

4. Why does Victor take baby James home to take care of him?
(a) Because there are no immediate relatives.
(b) Because he is the baby's father.
(c) Because he ends up on welfare anyway.
(d) Because he is friends with the baby's father.

5. Who chases Victor and his companion after the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) Dirty Joe.
(b) Security guards.
(c) A group of teens.
(d) A pack of dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Victor think that James does in 1973?

3. According to Victor, what do their ancestors laugh at?

4. How does Victor try to bond with his father?

5. What happens in the bingo game that Victor discusses after his experience with the waitress?

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