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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe did Metacomet belong to?
(a) The Arapaho Tribe.
(b) The Cherokee Tribe.
(c) The Cheyenne Tribe.
(d) The Wampanoag Tribe.

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

3. Which colonel led the volunteer militias that were so brutal to Indians?
(a) Colonel Michael Allen.
(b) Colonel Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Colonel John Chivington.
(d) Colonel Stanley McChrystal.

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

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

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

3. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?

4. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?

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

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