Ceremony Quizzes

Ceremony Quiz 1

1 During World War II, what was Tayo's military role?
Navy service in the Pacific

Ground missions against the Nazis

Ground missions against the Japanese

Navy service in the Atlantic
2 What was Tayo ordered to do by his military superiors?
Execute Japanese prisoners

Execute an American suspected of treason

Execute German prisoners

Execute enemy civilians
3 Where does Rocky die?
In a captured city

At an American hospital

At sea

In a jungle
4 How does Harley get around when is first appears in the novel?
By riding an old horse

By riding a rusty bike

By riding a black burro

By riding a Jeep with no headlights
5 Whom did Tayo almost kill in a bar fight?
Rocky

Leroy

Emo

Harley
6 What disability does Old Grandma have?
Blindness

Deafness

Complete memory loss

Muteness
7 What did Rocky promise to buy Old Grandma after he returned from the war?
A birdbath

A new set of winter clothes

A kerosene stove

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

Josiah and Robert

Rocky, Robert, and Auntie herself

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

Ku'oosh

Ts'eh

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

Hair loss

Bleeding at the nose and eyes

Skin rash
11 What is Tayo's ethnicity?
Part Native American and part Chinese

Part Native American and part Mexican

Full Native American

Part Native American and part white
12 How does Rocky die?
He takes his own life by shooting himself in the head.

An enemy soldier bashes in his skull with a rifle butt.

He falls into a pond and drowns.

An enemy soldier slits his throat.
13 How can Rocky best be described?
Completely ashamed of his family

Impressed by modern civilization

Indifferent to academics

Respectful of Native American tradition
14 At which sport did Rocky excel?
Football

Soccer

Baseball

Swimming
15 After they meet early in the novel, what do Tayo and Harley do?
Steal a car

Drink beer

Shoot an old rifle

Visit Auntie and Robert
16 What does Emo carry with him after he returns from the war?
Human knucklebones

Human fingernails

Human teeth

Human toes
17 How can Emo best be described?
Money-obsessed

Tearful

Bloodthirsty

Spiritual
18 Why does Emo mock Tayo?
Because Tayo's family is poorer than Emo's

Because Tayo's mother slept with white men

Because Emo had always hated Rocky

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

Cousins, but Rocky referred to them as brothers

Brothers by the same father

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

Laura

Maura

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

Windy

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 Sister

Little Woman

Little Flower
24 Auntie's habitual activities include which of the following?
Working at a local home for the elderly

Organizing social events for young people

Going to church and reading the Bible

Traveling far from home to visit relatives
25 Who delivers the cattle to Josiah?
Gallup

Leroy

Ulibarri

Mesita

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Asked by Laurel H #1326194

Answered by Aslan on 11/5/2023 1:35 AM

In order to come to terms with the things he experienced and witnessed first hand, Tayo re-connects with the nature-oriented traditions of his Native American ancestors and seeks solace in a lifestyle of self-reflection and purposeful work.

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Western psychiatry vs Tayos way of healing?

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Answered by Aslan on 4/26/2023 4:58 AM

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