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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cedar say our planet's age is in Part I?
(a) 100 million years.
(b) 300,000 years.
(c) 4.6 billion years.
(d) 4.1 million years.

2. What does the word "lexical" from Part 1 mean?
(a) Relating to the cultural aspects of a community.
(b) Relating to the history of a culture or community.
(c) Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.
(d) Relating to the relational aspects of family.

3. Cedar remarks in Part I, "We can tell everything about the brain except" what (62)?
(a) "Why it exists."
(b) "Why it worries."
(c) "What it thinks."
(d) "How it reacts to new stimuli."

4. How old is Cedar in the opening of Part I?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 32.
(d) 19.

5. What was Sera's profession before she went to graduate school?
(a) A baker.
(b) A midwife.
(c) A seamstress.
(d) A teacher.

6. Why does Cedar believe it should have been impossible for her adoptive parents to have adopted her?
(a) Because of the Indian Removal Act.
(b) Because her biological family was incarcerated.
(c) Because of the Civil Rights Act.
(d) Because of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

7. What can the Angel Phil change all metals into?
(a) Water.
(b) Silver.
(c) Lava.
(d) Gold.

8. What is Paul's ancestry said to be in Part I?
(a) French and Spanish.
(b) Creole and Native American.
(c) African American and Creole.
(d) Italian and Spanish.

9. How much older is Phil than Cedar?
(a) Five years older.
(b) Two years older.
(c) Three years older.
(d) Seven years older.

10. For what show does Cedar say the Songmakers have traditionally taken out their old-fashioned TV from the closet?
(a) Morning Joe.
(b) Jeopardy.
(c) Sixty Minutes.
(d) Masterpiece Theatre.

11. When was Kateri Tekakwitha born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1536.
(c) 1656.
(d) 1717.

12. What does Cedar believe Eddy's book serves as for him?
(a) Therapy.
(b) An apology.
(c) Idolation.
(d) Revenge.

13. On what day does Cedar arrive at the Potts reservation home in Part I?
(a) August 9.
(b) July 5.
(c) September 9.
(d) June 12.

14. How does Cedar describe Mother's hair in Part I?
(a) A Prince Valiant helmet.
(b) A King Edward helmet.
(c) A Napoleon helmet.
(d) A mohawk with purple bangs.

15. What are the names of Cedar's adoptive parents?
(a) Sweetie and Eddy.
(b) Adam and Mary.
(c) Glen and Sera.
(d) Roger and Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Angel Phil's teeth compared to in Part I?

2. When Mother first appears to Cedar, Cedar describes her face as being round and white like what?

3. Where does Cedar hide her liquor and ammunition in Part I?

4. What does Eddy often do?

5. What does "WV" refer to in the novel?

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