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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. What piece of equipment does Dene's uncle leave for him?
(a) A good set of headphones.
(b) A gun camera with a pistol grip.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) A boom microphone.

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

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

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

5. What is Edwin's mother's name?
(a) Opal.
(b) Norma.
(c) Karen.
(d) Maxine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Edwin's mother's boyfriend's name?

2. Which writer is quoted at the beginning of Part I?

3. Which famous writer does the hipster Rob quote to Dene as he is waiting to go in to his grant interview?

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

5. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What physical condition does Edwin suffer from at the beginning of the novel and what is it a possible metaphor for?

3. What was the old Cheyenne story in the prologue about?

4. 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?

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

6. What was the first novel written by a Native person about?

7. How would you describe Edwin's relationship with his mother, Karen?

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

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

10. What was moving Indians to urban centers and cities supposed to have accomplished?

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