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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 was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?
(a) The Drum Circle.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(d) The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta.

2. Who is Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield's half-sister?
(a) Jacquie Red Feather.
(b) Maxine Red Feather.
(c) Blue Bear Shield.
(d) Jennifer Bear Shield.

3. Which real-life Native author's book did Tony Loneman read to his grandmother?
(a) Sherman Alexie.
(b) Jacquie Red Feather.
(c) Louise Erdrich.
(d) Corey Youngblood.

4. What tribe did Metacomet belong to?
(a) The Arapaho Tribe.
(b) The Wampanoag Tribe.
(c) The Cherokee Tribe.
(d) The Cheyenne Tribe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?

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

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

4. What is the object of Edwin's addiction?

5. Why does Octavio ask Tony Loneman about powwows he has been to?

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