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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. Which famous writer does the hipster Rob quote to Dene as he is waiting to go in to his grant interview?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Dorothy Parker.
(c) Edith Wharton.
(d) Jane Austen.

2. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?
(a) Edwin.
(b) Rocky.
(c) Michael.
(d) Harvey.

3. What do Octavio and Tony Loneman have in common and bond over in conversation?
(a) They both shun alcohol.
(b) They both love guns.
(c) They both have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
(d) They both adore their grandmothers.

4. 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) Natives have been too scared to tell their stories.
(c) No one can afford to pay Natives to tell their stories.
(d) Stereotypes of the Native story are too sad to even be entertaining.

5. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A whale.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A deer.
(d) A snake-like water monster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Edwin when he completes his first sit-up?

3. What is Opal's teddy bear's name?

4. What is the name of the public transport train system in Oakland that Tony Loneman routinely rides?

5. What does Dene NOT have that he feels might hurt him in his grant interview?

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