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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. What tribe does Tony's grandmother tell him he is from?
(a) Wampanoag.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Arapaho.

2. What is the name of the public transport train system in Oakland that Tony Loneman routinely rides?
(a) DART.
(b) Oakland Light Rail.
(c) Oakland Metro.
(d) BART.

3. Who is Edwin's father?
(a) Bill.
(b) Dene.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Harvey.

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

5. Where does Opal's mother take her and her sister when they leave the yellow house in Oakland in 1970?
(a) A reservation.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Canada.
(d) Alcatraz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young boy does Opal befriend on Alcatraz?

2. What problem does Edwin Black suffer from at the beginning of the chapter that introduces his character?

3. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?

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

5. Which famous writer does the hipster Rob quote to Dene as he is waiting to go in to his grant interview?

(see the answer key)

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