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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ceremony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helen Jean go to the bars and hang out with the Indian men?
(a) She gets them to give her money
(b) She is an alcoholic
(c) She steals from them
(d) She likes hearing war stories

2. What does the teacher at the school call the Indian stories about the world?
(a) Superstition
(b) The teacher at a white school does not know the old stories
(c) Truth from a different perspective
(d) Interesting fiction

3. What does the medicine man say about living so close to Gallup?
(a) He hates it
(b) The town is out of place
(c) He is thinking about moving
(d) The town belongs to the land

4. What did the children call Tayo’s eyes when he was growing up?
(a) Bedroom eyes
(b) White man’s eyes
(c) Wimp eyes
(d) Mexican eyes

5. What does Tayo tell Ku'oosh about Tayo’s experience in the war?
(a) He killed too many innocent people
(b) He never killed one enemy
(c) He watched his best friend die
(d) He refuses to talk about the war at all

Short Answer Questions

1. With what were the walls of the Ts’eh’s cabin plastered?

2. What color is the beard of the store keeper where Tayo tries to buy some candy?

3. How old is Tayo when his mother leaves him?

4. What does Rocky wish for when he and Tayo throw money off the bridge in San Diego?

5. How many years has it been dry since Tayo prayed the rain away?

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