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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 8, They Are Too Far Away | Book 1, Chapter 9, She Fixes Him in an Evil-eye Stare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two cultures combine in Grey?
(a) Blackfoot and Nez Perce.
(b) Navajo and Cree.
(c) Kiowa and Sioux.
(d) Kiowa and Navajo.

2. In the Kiowa myth, why are the boy's sisters running from him?
(a) They're having a foot race.
(b) The boy has become a bear.
(c) The boy is being mean to them.
(d) They're playing a game.

3. What was the date of Billy the Kid's death?
(a) July 13.
(b) July 14.
(c) July 16.
(d) July 15.

4. What language does Grey grow up speaking?
(a) Kiowa.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Lakota Sioux.
(d) English.

5. Why did the Kiowa doll fascinate Grey?
(a) She felt it represented a world she didn't understand.
(b) She felt it represented part of herself.
(c) She felt it was more beautiful than she.
(d) She felt it represented an unknown culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the singing and dancing among the Kiowa end?

2. What prize had Momaday won when he wrote this book?

3. What is a hogleg?

4. Why does Koi-ehm-toya think her people have grown careless?

5. According to the Ethnographic Dictionary of Navajo language, why are astrological pursuits often associated with witchcraft?

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