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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 is the name of Dene's uncle who inspires his video project?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Bill.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Harvey.
2. What happens to Edwin when he completes his first sit-up?
(a) He hits his head on the bedpost.
(b) He throws up.
(c) He defecates in his pants.
(d) He pulls a muscle.
3. What do Octavio and Tony Loneman have in common and bond over in conversation?
(a) They both shun alcohol.
(b) They both love guns.
(c) They both adore their grandmothers.
(d) They both have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
4. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?
(a) Bertolt Brecht.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) William Gibson.
(d) Chief Red Feather.
5. What is Edwin's mother's name?
(a) Karen.
(b) Opal.
(c) Norma.
(d) Maxine.
Short Answer Questions
1. What piece of equipment does Dene's uncle leave for him?
2. How does Edwin contact his father for the first time?
3. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?
4. What was Chief Massasoit's son's name?
5. Who is Tony Loneman's grandmother?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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 are some of the media representations of Indians that are mentioned critically in the prologue?
5. What life-altering event happens to Jacquie on Alcatraz?
6. What did the colonists do to the Pequot at the Green Corn Dance in 1637?
7. What is the main issue that Dene is insecure about as he goes into his interview for his arts grant application?
8. Who is Dene Oxendene's inspiration for his video storytelling project on Natives?
9. Where does the prologue narrator say the Indian Head image appeared until the late 1970s?
10. What was moving Indians to urban centers and cities supposed to have accomplished?
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