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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?
(a) Twizzler.
(b) Redwood.
(c) Apple.
(d) Plum.

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

3. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?
(a) Iron Eyes Cody.
(b) Frederico Fellini.
(c) Angelo Ribisi.
(d) Matteo Baghetti.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?

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

4. What tribe did Metacomet belong to?

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

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