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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?
(a) Fry Bread.
(b) Corn.
(c) Applesauce.
(d) Pita.

3. 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 burns it.
(c) He brings the meat home and serves it to his children.
(d) He drinks its blood.

4. What is the name of the relative Opal's mother leaves she and Jacquie with?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Michael.
(d) Robert.

5. What happens to Edwin when he completes his first sit-up?
(a) He defecates in his pants.
(b) He throws up.
(c) He hits his head on the bedpost.
(d) He pulls a muscle.

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

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

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

9. Dene tells the panel that which of the following is a reason that people are not interested in Native stories?
(a) Whites have completely distorted Natives' stories.
(b) No one can afford to pay Natives to tell their stories.
(c) Natives have been too scared to tell their stories.
(d) Stereotypes of the Native story are too sad to even be entertaining.

10. How old is Tony Loneman?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 28.
(d) 21.

11. Who is Tony Loneman's grandmother?
(a) Maxine.
(b) Opal.
(c) Josefina.
(d) Jacquie.

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

13. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York City.

14. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?
(a) Rocky.
(b) Michael.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Edwin.

15. 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 bursts into flames.
(c) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(d) The rolling head dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the object of Edwin's addiction?

2. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

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

4. Why does Octavio ask Tony Loneman about powwows he has been to?

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

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