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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (pages 15 - 78).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem does Edwin Black suffer from at the beginning of the chapter that introduces his character?
(a) Eczema.
(b) Constipation.
(c) Migraine headaches.
(d) Colitis.

2. Dene tells the panel that which of the following is a reason that people are not interested in Native stories?
(a) Whites have completely distorted Natives' stories.
(b) No one can afford to pay Natives to tell their stories.
(c) Natives have been too scared to tell their stories.
(d) Stereotypes of the Native story are too sad to even be entertaining.

3. How old is Tony Loneman?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

4. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?
(a) He chops it up and uses it in a ceremony.
(b) He drinks its blood.
(c) He brings the meat home and serves it to his children.
(d) He burns it.

5. Where does Opal's mother take her and her sister when they leave the yellow house in Oakland in 1970?
(a) A reservation.
(b) Canada.
(c) Alcatraz.
(d) Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe does Tony's grandmother tell him he is from?

2. What was Chief Massasoit's son's name?

3. What is Edwin's mother's boyfriend's name?

4. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

5. Which colonel led the volunteer militias that were so brutal to Indians?

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