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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (157 - 225).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What superstition does Opal have about walking on sidewalks?
(a) She steps on the cracks because she thinks they are good luck.
(b) She only walks on black sidewalks.
(c) She avoids the cracks because she thinks they are bad luck.
(d) She only walks on grass.

2. What does Octavio call Charles and Carlos?
(a) The brothers.
(b) The friends.
(c) The morons.
(d) Charlos.

3. Who is responsible for the deaths of Octavio's mother and brother?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Manny.
(c) Sixto.
(d) Harvey.

4. What does Jacquie frequently like to do at hotels?
(a) She watches television all night in her bed.
(b) She takes all the ice from the ice machine.
(c) She swims in the hotel pools.
(d) She sits on the balcony and looks at the stars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious faith does Thomas's mother eventually join?

2. What does Jacquie do for a living?

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

4. What kinds of numbers does Opal think are lucky?

5. Why does Octavio want Calvin involved in robbing the powwow?

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