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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What word did Dene used to write, or "tag," everywhere he could?
(a) Evil.
(b) Like.
(c) Live.
(d) Lens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?
(a) Applesauce.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pita.
(d) Fry Bread.

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

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

15. Where does Edwin's mother say she has heard about a job opening?
(a) At the Big Oakland Powwow.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the Walmart.
(d) At the local grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dene's uncle die from?

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

3. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?

4. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?

5. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?

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