Ceremony Quizzes

Ceremony Quiz 1

1 During World War II, what was Tayo's military role?
Ground missions against the Nazis

Ground missions against the Japanese

Navy service in the Atlantic

Navy service in the Pacific
2 What was Tayo ordered to do by his military superiors?
Execute enemy civilians

Execute German prisoners

Execute Japanese prisoners

Execute an American suspected of treason
3 Where does Rocky die?
In a jungle

In a captured city

At sea

At an American hospital
4 How does Harley get around when is first appears in the novel?
By riding a rusty bike

By riding a black burro

By riding a Jeep with no headlights

By riding an old horse
5 Whom did Tayo almost kill in a bar fight?
Leroy

Emo

Rocky

Harley
6 What disability does Old Grandma have?
Complete memory loss

Blindness

Muteness

Deafness
7 What did Rocky promise to buy Old Grandma after he returned from the war?
A kerosene stove

A new set of winter clothes

A birdbath

A ceiling fan
8 Which of Auntie's relatives were the subjects of scandalous rumors?
Josiah and Robert

Rocky, Robert, and Auntie herself

Tayo's mother and Josiah

Rocky and Tayo's mother
9 What is the name of the first traditional Native American healer who visits Tayo?
Ku'oosh

Gallup

Ts'eh

Betonie
10 What health problem does Tayo have when he first returns from the war?
Hair loss

Skin rash

Bleeding at the nose and eyes

Constant vomiting
11 What is Tayo's ethnicity?
Part Native American and part white

Part Native American and part Mexican

Part Native American and part Chinese

Full Native American
12 How does Rocky die?
He falls into a pond and drowns.

An enemy soldier slits his throat.

He takes his own life by shooting himself in the head.

An enemy soldier bashes in his skull with a rifle butt.
13 How can Rocky best be described?
Impressed by modern civilization

Respectful of Native American tradition

Indifferent to academics

Completely ashamed of his family
14 At which sport did Rocky excel?
Soccer

Football

Swimming

Baseball
15 After they meet early in the novel, what do Tayo and Harley do?
Shoot an old rifle

Visit Auntie and Robert

Drink beer

Steal a car
16 What does Emo carry with him after he returns from the war?
Human teeth

Human toes

Human knucklebones

Human fingernails
17 How can Emo best be described?
Spiritual

Bloodthirsty

Tearful

Money-obsessed
18 Why does Emo mock Tayo?
Because Tayo's mother slept with white men

Because Emo had always hated Rocky

Because Tayo's family is poorer than Emo's

Because Emo had once beat Josiah in a fistfight
19 What is the relationship between Rocky and Tayo?
Brothers by the same mother

Brothers by the same father

Cousins, but Rocky referred to them as brothers

Brothers, but Rocky referred to them as cousins
20 What is the name of Tayo's mother?
Laura

Aura

Aurora

Maura
21 What is the weather like on the day that Rocky and Tayo sign up to fight in the war?
Windy

Rainy

Swelteringly hot

Peaceful
22 What is the best description of the relationship between Auntie and Tayo?
Auntie is especially close to Tayo because she dislikes Old Grandma.

Auntie resents Tayo because he was once rebellious and destructive.

Auntie dislikes Tayo but recognizes his considerable talents.

Auntie understands Tayo but shows him little clear affection.
23 What nickname is Tayo's mother given?
Little Auntie

Little Flower

Little Woman

Little Sister
24 Auntie's habitual activities include which of the following?
Going to church and reading the Bible

Traveling far from home to visit relatives

Working at a local home for the elderly

Organizing social events for young people
25 Who delivers the cattle to Josiah?
Leroy

Ulibarri

Gallup

Mesita

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