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 Japanese

Ground missions against the Nazis

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

Execute an American suspected of treason

Execute Japanese prisoners

Execute German prisoners
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 an old horse

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

Leroy

Harley

Rocky
6 What disability does Old Grandma have?
Blindness

Deafness

Muteness

Complete memory loss
7 What did Rocky promise to buy Old Grandma after he returned from the war?
A new set of winter clothes

A ceiling fan

A kerosene stove

A birdbath
8 Which of Auntie's relatives were the subjects of scandalous rumors?
Rocky, Robert, and Auntie herself

Tayo's mother and Josiah

Josiah and Robert

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

Ku'oosh

Gallup

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

Hair loss

Constant vomiting

Bleeding at the nose and eyes
11 What is Tayo's ethnicity?
Part Native American and part Chinese

Full Native American

Part Native American and part white

Part Native American and part Mexican
12 How does Rocky die?
An enemy soldier bashes in his skull with a rifle butt.

An enemy soldier slits his throat.

He falls into a pond and drowns.

He takes his own life by shooting himself in the head.
13 How can Rocky best be described?
Completely ashamed of his family

Respectful of Native American tradition

Indifferent to academics

Impressed by modern civilization
14 At which sport did Rocky excel?
Soccer

Swimming

Baseball

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

Steal a car

Visit Auntie and Robert

Drink beer
16 What does Emo carry with him after he returns from the war?
Human fingernails

Human knucklebones

Human toes

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

Tearful

Spiritual

Bloodthirsty
18 Why does Emo mock Tayo?
Because Emo had always hated Rocky

Because Tayo's mother slept with white men

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, but Rocky referred to them as cousins

Brothers by the same mother

Brothers by the same father

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

Laura

Aurora

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

Windy

Peaceful

Swelteringly hot
22 What is the best description of the relationship between Auntie and Tayo?
Auntie understands Tayo but shows him little clear affection.

Auntie is especially close to Tayo because she dislikes Old Grandma.

Auntie dislikes Tayo but recognizes his considerable talents.

Auntie resents Tayo because he was once rebellious and destructive.
23 What nickname is Tayo's mother given?
Little Auntie

Little Sister

Little Flower

Little Woman
24 Auntie's habitual activities include which of the following?
Traveling far from home to visit relatives

Going to church and reading the Bible

Organizing social events for young people

Working at a local home for the elderly
25 Who delivers the cattle to Josiah?
Gallup

Mesita

Ulibarri

Leroy

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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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Asked by Becky G #1303013

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

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