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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 what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?

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

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

4. Who is the author of the poem that begins the prologue section?

5. Which colonel led the volunteer militias that were so brutal to Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the media representations of Indians that are mentioned critically in the prologue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the representations of the image of the Indian Head in There There. What are some of the themes Orange uses the Indian Head image to symbolize?

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

Cyclical, generational poverty motivates many of the young male Native characters in There There to make violent choices. What parallels does Orange draw between the systemic oppression Natives suffered at the hands of whites and the present-day financial struggles of the young Natives in the novel?

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