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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word did Dene used to write, or "tag," everywhere he could?
(a) Live.
(b) Like.
(c) Evil.
(d) Lens.

2. Which food is mentioned in the prologue as Native but not traditional?
(a) Applesauce.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pita.
(d) Fry Bread.

3. What is Edwin's mother's name?
(a) Norma.
(b) Opal.
(c) Karen.
(d) Maxine.

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

5. What Radiohead song does Dene listen to on the way to his grant interview?
(a) Stir.
(b) Crazy star.
(c) There There.
(d) Creeping.

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

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

8. In what year did Chief Massasoit's land deal with the colonists take place?
(a) 1621.
(b) 1675.
(c) 1605.
(d) 1702.

9. Who is Tony Loneman's grandmother?
(a) Maxine.
(b) Opal.
(c) Jacquie.
(d) Josefina.

10. What is the name of the relative Opal's mother leaves she and Jacquie with?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Michael.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Robert.

11. Where did the colonists display Metacomet's head after they killed him?
(a) Plymouth Fort.
(b) Roanoake.
(c) New York City.
(d) West Virginia.

12. What word does Orange mention that describes an Indian that supposedly acts white?
(a) Apple.
(b) Redwood.
(c) Plum.
(d) Twizzler.

13. Which policy involved moving Indians to cities?
(a) The Find Natives a Home Act.
(b) The Move Natives Away Act.
(c) The Indian Relocation Act.
(d) The Indian Termination Act.

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

15. Who is the Italian actor that often played Indian parts in movies and television programs?
(a) Frederico Fellini.
(b) Matteo Baghetti.
(c) Angelo Ribisi.
(d) Iron Eyes Cody.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield's half-sister?

3. Who is Edwin's father?

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

5. How old is Tony Loneman?

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