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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Edwin's mother say she has heard about a job opening?
(a) At the Walmart.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the local grocery store.
(d) At the Big Oakland Powwow.

4. What young boy does Opal befriend on Alcatraz?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Michael.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Rocky.

5. What is Edwin's mother's name?
(a) Opal.
(b) Karen.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Norma.

6. What problem does Edwin Black suffer from at the beginning of the chapter that introduces his character?
(a) Eczema.
(b) Constipation.
(c) Colitis.
(d) Migraine headaches.

7. What is the main source of Edwin's insecurity about his appearance?
(a) He is overweight.
(b) He is bald.
(c) He has skin abnormalities.
(d) He only has one eye.

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

9. Where does Opal's mother take her and her sister when they leave the yellow house in Oakland in 1970?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Alcatraz.
(c) A reservation.
(d) Canada.

10. Which writer is quoted at the beginning of Part I?
(a) Javier Marias.
(b) Raymond Carver.
(c) George Saunders.
(d) William Faulkner.

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

12. Who is Edwin's father?
(a) Dene.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Bill.

13. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?
(a) The hate.
(b) The Drome.
(c) The love.
(d) The mask.

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

15. Which colonel led the volunteer militias that were so brutal to Indians?
(a) Colonel Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Colonel Stanley McChrystal.
(c) Colonel Michael Allen.
(d) Colonel John Chivington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

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

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

5. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?

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