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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 bursts into flames.
(c) The rolling head starts singing.
(d) The rolling head dies.

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

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

5. Which famous writer does the hipster Rob quote to Dene as he is waiting to go in to his grant interview?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Edith Wharton.

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

7. 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 buffalo.
(c) A whale.
(d) A deer.

8. What is Edwin's mother's boyfriend's name?
(a) Harvey Harper.
(b) Bill Davis.
(c) Winslow Homer.
(d) Thomas Frank.

9. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?
(a) Bertolt Brecht.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) William Gibson.
(d) Chief Red Feather.

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

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

12. What does Dene NOT have that he feels might hurt him in his grant interview?
(a) A good video camera.
(b) A work sample.
(c) A sponsor.
(d) Money to offer.

13. What was Chief Massasoit's son's name?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) Flying Eagle.
(c) Metacomet.
(d) Lackawanna.

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

15. What illness does Opal's mother tell Opal she is suffering from?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

3. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?

4. What young boy does Opal befriend on Alcatraz?

5. How does Edwin contact his father for the first time?

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