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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(c) The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta.
(d) The Drum Circle.

3. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York City.

4. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Roanoake.
(d) Plymouth Fort.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?

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

3. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?

4. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?

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

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