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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Dene's uncle who inspires his video project?
(a) Bill.
(b) Edwin.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Lucas.

2. What is Dene's mother's name?
(a) Jaquie.
(b) Opal.
(c) Blue.
(d) Norma.

3. What is the object of Edwin's addiction?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) The internet.

4. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(b) The rolling head starts singing.
(c) The rolling head bursts into flames.
(d) The rolling head dies.

5. What is the cause of Tony Loneman's facial ireegularities?
(a) Abuse.
(b) A bad car accident.
(c) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
(d) An acid attack.

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

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

8. How does Edwin contact his father for the first time?
(a) Through police reports.
(b) Through Twitter.
(c) Through his mother's Facebook page.
(d) Through a mutual friend.

9. What does Dene's uncle die from?
(a) Drug overdose.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Cancer.

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

11. Which rapper does Tony Loneman like listening to?
(a) Kanye West.
(b) Drake.
(c) MF Doom.
(d) Jay-Z.

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

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

14. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?
(a) Redwood.
(b) Apple.
(c) Twizzler.
(d) Plum.

15. What did Edwin once dream of becoming?
(a) A writer.
(b) A mathematician.
(c) An astronaut.
(d) A musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

2. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?

3. Dene tells the panel that which of the following is a reason that people are not interested in Native stories?

4. What is Edwin's mother's name?

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

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