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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 does Dene's uncle die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Drug overdose.

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

3. Which real-life Native author's book did Tony Loneman read to his grandmother?
(a) Sherman Alexie.
(b) Jacquie Red Feather.
(c) Louise Erdrich.
(d) Corey Youngblood.

4. Which writer is quoted at the beginning of Part I?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) Javier Marias.
(c) Raymond Carver.
(d) George Saunders.

5. Who is Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield's half-sister?
(a) Jacquie Red Feather.
(b) Maxine Red Feather.
(c) Blue Bear Shield.
(d) Jennifer Bear Shield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Opal's mother take her and her sister when they leave the yellow house in Oakland in 1970?

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

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

4. What is the name of Dene's uncle who inspires his video project?

5. What word did Dene used to write, or "tag," everywhere he could?

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