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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bursts into flames.
(c) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(d) The rolling head dies.

2. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A whale.
(c) A snake-like water monster.
(d) A deer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

2. What is Edwin's mother's name?

3. What does Dene NOT have that he feels might hurt him in his grant interview?

4. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

5. What was Chief Massasoit's son's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the colonists do to the Pequot at the Green Corn Dance in 1637?

2. What does the prologue narrator say was the true main purpose of the first meal in 1621 between Indians and colonists that Americans now celebrate and commemorate as Thanksgiving?

3. What do Dene Oxendene and the white hipster named Rob talk about as they both wait for their art grant interviews?

4. What happens to Tony when he gets really angry?

5. What happened to Metacomet, the Wampanoag Indian Chief?

6. What life-altering event happens to Jacquie on Alcatraz?

7. What does "the Drome" mean to Tony Loneman?

8. What steps does Edwin Black take in order to try to find his father for the first time?

9. Where does Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield's mother take she and her half-sister Jacquie after they abruptly move out of the yellow house in Oakland?

10. Where does the prologue narrator say the Indian Head image appeared until the late 1970s?

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