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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What job does Octavio give Tony Loneman for his plan to rob the powwow?
(a) Octavio tells Tony to fly the surveillance drone.
(b) Octavio tells Tony to find out where the cash will be.
(c) Octavio tells Tony to hide the bullets at the powwow.
(d) Octavio tells Tony to poison the powwow organizers.

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

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

8. How old is Tony Loneman?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 21.

9. 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) Edith Wharton.
(d) Jane Austen.

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

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

12. 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.

13. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?
(a) The Drome.
(b) The love.
(c) The hate.
(d) The mask.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edwin once dream of becoming?

2. What young boy does Opal befriend on Alcatraz?

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

4. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?

5. What is Opal's teddy bear's name?

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