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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annawake claim should be the main priority of the Cherokee tribe?
(a) The best interests of their tribe.
(b) The best interests of the individual.
(c) The best interests of the world.
(d) The best interests of family,.

2. After Barbie leaves, where is Taylor forced to get a job?
(a) J.C. Penny's.
(b) Macy's.
(c) Kohl's.
(d) Sears.

3. Why do the whites kick the Indians off their land during the Trail of Tears?
(a) Because the whites knew how to better farm the Indians' land.
(b) Because the whites were terrified of the Indians' skin color.
(c) Because the Indian land was better than the whites' land.
(d) Because the Indians were taking all of the whites' jobs.

4. Where do Annawake and Alice sit with Ledger as they discuss Turtle's future?
(a) On a mountain.
(b) In the woods.
(c) By the lake.
(d) In a thatched hut.

5. When the novel turns to the perspective of Letty and Sugar, what are they doing in preparation for Cash's return to the tribe?
(a) Decorating.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Cooking.

6. Who does Alice remember shaking, screaming, and speaking in tongues?
(a) A gospel singer.
(b) A saxophone player.
(c) A Baptist preacher.
(d) A church deacon.

7. Which of the following descriptions does NOT match Alice's first impressions of the Cherokee nation?
(a) Rundown.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Poor.
(d) Dirty.

8. What is Letty's relationship to Cash Stillwater?
(a) She is his aunt.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his niece.
(d) She is his cousin.

9. What happens when Turtle is no longer allowed to hang out at Taylor's work with her?
(a) Turtle must stay unattended in the apartment.
(b) Taylor is forced to hire an expensive babysitter.
(c) Turtle walks the streets aimlessly while her mother works.
(d) Turtle must wait in the car for hours at a time.

10. How many months out of the year does Annawake recommend Turtle spend with her tribe?
(a) Twelve.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

11. After the confrontation, what does Taylor decide that she wants to change in her life?
(a) The way that she mothers Turtle.
(b) Her relationship with her mother.
(c) Her relationship with Jax.
(d) Her cultural heritage.

12. What does the woman Taylor is driving at the opening of the chapter say that she has forgotten?
(a) What fresh air feels like.
(b) What sugar tastes like.
(c) What colors look like.
(d) What flowers smell like.

13. What is at the center of the ritual at the stomp dance?
(a) A fire.
(b) A buffalo carcass.
(c) A shell.
(d) A feather.

14. How does Sugar describe the various bloodlines of the Cherokee people?
(a) "Watered down".
(b) "Mixed up".
(c) "Cocktailed".
(d) "Shaken and stirred".

15. What does Annawake claim Boma Mellowbug has stolen from Mr. Green?
(a) Ostrich feathers.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Apples from his tree.
(d) Library books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical condition is Turtle diagnosed with at the free clinic?

2. How many of the living Indian children does Annawake claim were taken by the whites?

3. At what grade does Cash Stillwater stop attending school?

4. What role does Ledger Fourkiller play in the Cherokee tribe?

5. Where does Alice take Turtle while Taylor goes to speak with Annawake about the impending trial?

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