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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the husband in the old Cheyenne folktale do with the creature after he kills it?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He drinks its blood.
(c) He brings the meat home and serves it to his children.
(d) He chops it up and uses it in a ceremony.

5. Which city does the narrator focus on as a center for urban Indians?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York City.
(d) Oakland.

6. In the old Cheyenne folktale, what happens to the rolling head after it drinks the water from the chasm?
(a) The rolling head starts singing.
(b) The rolling head dies.
(c) The rolling head bursts into flames.
(d) The rolling head becomes confused and drunk.

7. What job does Octavio give Tony Loneman for his plan to rob the powwow?
(a) Octavio tells Tony to find out where the cash will be.
(b) Octavio tells Tony to hide the bullets at the powwow.
(c) Octavio tells Tony to poison the powwow organizers.
(d) Octavio tells Tony to fly the surveillance drone.

8. What does Dene's uncle die from?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Cancer.

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

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

11. In the old Cheyenne folktale about the rolling head, what creature does the husband find his wife with?
(a) A snake-like water monster.
(b) A whale.
(c) A deer.
(d) A buffalo.

12. In 1637, colonists massacred hundreds of Pequot Indians at what event?
(a) Their harvest festival.
(b) Their annual leadership conference.
(c) Their annual Green Corn Dance.
(d) Their birthing ceremony.

13. What illness does Opal's mother tell Opal she is suffering from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main source of Edwin's insecurity about his appearance?

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

3. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?

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

5. Which real-life Native author's book did Tony Loneman read to his grandmother?

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