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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Edwin's father?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Bill.
(c) Dene.
(d) Harvey.
2. What job does Octavio give Tony Loneman for his plan to rob the powwow?
(a) Octavio tells Tony to hide the bullets at the powwow.
(b) Octavio tells Tony to find out where the cash will be.
(c) Octavio tells Tony to poison the powwow organizers.
(d) Octavio tells Tony to fly the surveillance drone.
3. Which famous writer does the hipster Rob quote to Dene as he is waiting to go in to his grant interview?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Edith Wharton.
(d) Dorothy Parker.
4. Dene tells the panel that which of the following is a reason that people are not interested in Native stories?
(a) No one can afford to pay Natives to tell their stories.
(b) Whites have completely distorted Natives' stories.
(c) Natives have been too scared to tell their stories.
(d) Stereotypes of the Native story are too sad to even be entertaining.
5. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.
(b) The rolling head starts singing.
(c) The rolling head bursts into flames.
(d) The rolling head dies.
6. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?
(a) The Drome.
(b) The mask.
(c) The hate.
(d) The love.
7. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A deer.
(c) A snake-like water monster.
(d) A whale.
8. How does Edwin contact his father for the first time?
(a) Through a mutual friend.
(b) Through police reports.
(c) Through Twitter.
(d) Through his mother's Facebook page.
9. What was the title of the first novel ever written by a Native person?
(a) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(b) The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta.
(c) Don Quixote.
(d) The Drum Circle.
10. Which rapper does Tony Loneman like listening to?
(a) Jay-Z.
(b) MF Doom.
(c) Drake.
(d) Kanye West.
11. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?
(a) The Indian Relocation Act.
(b) The Indian Termination Act.
(c) The Find Natives a Home Act.
(d) The Move Natives Away Act.
12. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?
(a) Twizzler.
(b) Plum.
(c) Redwood.
(d) Apple.
13. Where does Edwin's mother say she has heard about a job opening?
(a) At the library.
(b) At the local grocery store.
(c) At the Walmart.
(d) At the Big Oakland Powwow.
14. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?
(a) Their annual leadership conference.
(b) Their birthing ceremony.
(c) Their annual Green Corn Dance.
(d) Their harvest festival.
15. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?
(a) Applesauce.
(b) Corn.
(c) Fry Bread.
(d) Pita.
Short Answer Questions
1. What young boy does Opal befriend on Alcatraz?
2. What tribe does Tony's grandmother tell him he is from?
3. Where does Opal's mother take her and her sister when they leave the yellow house in Oakland in 1970?
4. What is the object of Edwin's addiction?
5. What do Octavio and Tony Loneman have in common and bond over in conversation?
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