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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (pages 15 - 78).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which writer is quoted at the beginning of Part I?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) Raymond Carver.
(c) George Saunders.
(d) Javier Marias.

2. What is Edwin's mother's boyfriend's name?
(a) Thomas Frank.
(b) Harvey Harper.
(c) Winslow Homer.
(d) Bill Davis.

3. Which colonel led the volunteer militias that were so brutal to Indians?
(a) Colonel John Chivington.
(b) Colonel Michael Allen.
(c) Colonel Stanley McChrystal.
(d) Colonel Dwight Eisenhower.

4. Dene tells the panel that which of the following is a reason that people are not interested in Native stories?
(a) Natives have been too scared to tell their stories.
(b) Whites have completely distorted Natives' stories.
(c) No one can afford to pay Natives to tell their stories.
(d) Stereotypes of the Native story are too sad to even be entertaining.

5. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?
(a) The love.
(b) The mask.
(c) The hate.
(d) The Drome.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word did Dene used to write, or "tag," everywhere he could?

4. What piece of equipment does Dene's uncle leave for him?

5. What Radiohead song does Dene listen to on the way to his grant interview?

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