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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) Edwin.
(b) Bill.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Lucas.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do Octavio and Tony Loneman have in common and bond over in conversation?
(a) They both love guns.
(b) They both shun alcohol.
(c) They both adore their grandmothers.
(d) They both have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?
(a) Iron Eyes Cody.
(b) Angelo Ribisi.
(c) Frederico Fellini.
(d) Matteo Baghetti.

15. 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 bursts into flames.
(d) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Edwin Black suffer from at the beginning of the chapter that introduces his character?

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

3. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?

4. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

5. What did Edwin once dream of becoming?

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