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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?
(a) The Indian Termination Act.
(b) The Move Natives Away Act.
(c) The Find Natives a Home Act.
(d) The Indian Relocation Act.

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

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

6. What is the name of the public transport train system in Oakland that Tony Loneman routinely rides?
(a) DART.
(b) Oakland Metro.
(c) BART.
(d) Oakland Light Rail.

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

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

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

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

11. 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) Edith Wharton.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

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

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

14. What is Opal's teddy bear's name?
(a) Teddy Ruckspin.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Just Ted.
(d) Two shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What young boy does Opal befriend on Alcatraz?

2. Where does Opal's mother take her and her sister when they leave the yellow house in Oakland in 1970?

3. What is Dene's mother's name?

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

5. What is the name of the relative Opal's mother leaves she and Jacquie with?

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