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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 illness does Opal's mother tell Opal she is suffering from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) Bipolar disorder.
(d) Alcoholism.

2. What Radiohead song does Dene listen to on the way to his grant interview?
(a) There There.
(b) Creeping.
(c) Stir.
(d) Crazy star.

3. 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) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Dorothy Parker.
(d) Jane Austen.

4. What is the name of the public transport train system in Oakland that Tony Loneman routinely rides?
(a) BART.
(b) DART.
(c) Oakland Light Rail.
(d) Oakland Metro.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which rapper does Tony Loneman like listening to?

2. Which writer is quoted at the beginning of Part I?

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

4. Where does Edwin's mother say she has heard about a job opening?

5. What is Edwin's mother's boyfriend's name?

(see the answer key)

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