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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?
(a) He drinks its blood.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He brings the meat home and serves it to his children.
(d) He chops it up and uses it in a ceremony.

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

10. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?
(a) Roanoake.
(b) Plymouth Fort.
(c) New York City.
(d) West Virginia.

11. What tribe did Metacomet belong to?
(a) The Arapaho Tribe.
(b) The Cheyenne Tribe.
(c) The Cherokee Tribe.
(d) The Wampanoag Tribe.

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

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

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

15. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?
(a) The Drum Circle.
(b) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(c) Don Quixote.
(d) The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

2. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

3. What was Chief Massasoit's son's name?

4. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?

5. What word did Dene used to write, or "tag," everywhere he could?

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