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

3. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?

4. What illness does Opal's mother tell Opal she is suffering from?

5. Who is Edwin's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Octavio is the only character who is killed at the powwow for whom Orange does not include a chapter from his perspective as he dies. Write an essay analyzing the effect Orange's choice has on the characterization of Octavio and the impact that choice has on the reader's perception of Octavio.

Essay Topic 2

How does Orange feel about the urban landscape as an environment for Indians? Use specific examples from several characters' experiences and narratives to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

What is Tony Loneman's last action before he dies? How does this act relate to what he says at the book's opening, "Maybe I'm'a do something one day, and everybody's gonna know about me. Maybe that's when I'll come to life. Maybe that's when they'll finally be able to look at me, because they'll have to" (19).

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