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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Octavio want Calvin involved in robbing the powwow?
(a) Calvin fires a gun very well.
(b) Calvin is a good locksmith.
(c) Calvin drives getaway cars well.
(d) Calvin works on the powwow organizing committee.

2. Which of the following is the James Baldwin quote that opens Part III?
(a) "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them."
(b) "Life ain't no crystal stair."
(c) "America will never be destroyed from the outside."
(d) "We are the people we have been waiting for."

3. What kind of drug does Calvin use?
(a) Crystal Meth.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cocaine.

4. What is the name of Calvin Johnson's sister?
(a) Jacquie.
(b) Opal.
(c) Blue.
(d) Maggie.

5. What does Jacquie do to ensure she will not drink at the hotel?
(a) Ties her hands together so she can't get the bottles of alcohol.
(b) Moves the mini-fridge out of her room and into the hall.
(c) Throws all the bottles of alcohol out of the window.
(d) Pours all the bottles of alcohol down the drain.

6. Who is the boy Opal meets while in the foster system that becomes a lover and lifelong friend?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Robert.
(d) Rocky.

7. What is one phrase for the nature of Blue's wedding ceremony?
(a) Peyote way.
(b) Native way.
(c) Catholic way.
(d) Pagan ceremony.

8. What does Fina want the animal fur for?
(a) To make a coat.
(b) To add to regalia she is making.
(c) To make a medicine box for Octavio.
(d) To make into a poultice.

9. Which war did Bill serve in?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) The War in Afghanistan.
(c) The Iraq War.
(d) World War II.

10. What does Octavio call Charles and Carlos?
(a) The morons.
(b) The brothers.
(c) Charlos.
(d) The friends.

11. What does Jacquie do for a living?
(a) She is an insurance salesperson.
(b) She is the mayor of a small town.
(c) She is a daycare provider.
(d) She is a substance abuse counselor.

12. Why does Blue not want to leave the bus station bathroom?
(a) She is afraid Paul will see her and force her to come back with him.
(b) She is embarrassed about how she looks.
(c) She needs to keep her friend company.
(d) She is having digestive trouble.

13. Opal's mother told her and her sister that spiders represent home and which of the following?
(a) Trap.
(b) Poison.
(c) Luck.
(d) Duplicity.

14. Where does Tony Loneman buy the bullets for the powwow?
(a) He does not buy them - he steals them.
(b) Dick's Sporting Goods.
(c) Gander Mountain.
(d) Walmart.

15. How does Octavio's father die?
(a) He is killed in a car crash.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He overdoses on drugs.
(d) He is shot in his own home in a reprisal for a theft his brother and son committed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the quote that begins Part II about?

2. How much did Octavio pay Daniel to make the guns?

3. How does Jacquie meet Harvey for the first time decades after they parted on Alcatraz?

4. What does Thomas do with the bat that gets trapped in the Indian Center?

5. What kind of music does Opal like to listen to while she works?

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