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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. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?

2. What is Opal's teddy bear's name?

3. What is the name of Dene's uncle who inspires his video project?

4. What do Octavio and Tony Loneman have in common and bond over in conversation?

5. Who rapes Jacquie on Alcatraz?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 moving Indians to urban centers and cities supposed to have accomplished?

4. Who is Dene Oxendene's inspiration for his video storytelling project on Natives?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Orange's introduction of the phrase "there there" and the white character, Rob's, incorrect understanding of its meaning as it was used by Gertrude Stein relate to broader problems with white narratives of Native history? (38).

Essay Topic 3

Orange deals with traumatic subjects and themes but he includes moments of levity as well. Analyze how Orange uses humor as a device to develop characters and underscore more serious themes.

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