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

2. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head starts singing.
(b) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(c) The rolling head dies.
(d) The rolling head bursts into flames.

3. What tribe does Tony's grandmother tell him he is from?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Wampanoag.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Arapaho.

4. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?
(a) 1675.
(b) 1605.
(c) 1621.
(d) 1702.

5. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?
(a) Their annual leadership conference.
(b) Their annual Green Corn Dance.
(c) Their birthing ceremony.
(d) Their harvest festival.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?

4. What is the cause of Tony Loneman's facial ireegularities?

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

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