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

2. What is the name of Calvin Johnson's sister?
(a) Blue.
(b) Opal.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Jacquie.

3. Why does Octavio ask Tony Loneman about powwows he has been to?
(a) Octavio wants to get a job organizing the powwow.
(b) Octavio is interested in Native culture.
(c) Octavio is thinking of robbing a powwow.
(d) Octavio wants to dance in regalia at a powwow.

4. What does Orvil talk about when he sits down for Dene's project?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His dancing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas Frank call his ideal level of intoxication?

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

3. What is one phrase for the nature of Blue's wedding ceremony?

4. Where did Blue get a job once she moved to Oakland?

5. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?

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