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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?

2. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?

3. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?

4. How does Edwin contact his father for the first time?

5. What job does Octavio give Tony Loneman for his plan to rob the powwow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the one main thing that Tony Loneman and Octavio Gomez have in common?

7. What is the main issue that Dene is insecure about as he goes into his interview for his arts grant application?

8. According to the prologue narrator, what happened following another shared meal between Indians and colonists in 1623, two years after the land-deal meal?

9. How does Opal and Jacquie's mother decide to manage her illness when she finds out she has cancer?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Orange uses the present tense in many sections of There There. What effect does this achieve in terms of character development and plot advancement? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Powwows are powerful events for Natives today. Orange expands upon their meaning in the Interlude. (134). Analyze the significance of powwows and explain how the Big Oakland Powwow ends up both fitting and subverting the traditional purpose of a powwow.

Essay Topic 3

Jacquie and Opal's mother had a saying about a spider's web being both a home and a trap. Explain the significance of spiders in There There and what Orange was trying to illustrate with the strange incidence of both Jacquie and Orvil pulling spider legs out of their own bodies.

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