Ceremony Quizzes

Ceremony Quiz 1

1 During World War II, what was Tayo's military role?

Ground missions against the Nazis

Navy service in the Atlantic

Navy service in the Pacific

Ground missions against the Japanese
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?

At sea

In a captured city

At an American hospital

In a jungle
4 How does Harley get around when is first appears in the novel?

By riding a black burro

By riding an old horse

By riding a rusty bike

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

Leroy

Emo

Harley

Rocky
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 new set of winter clothes

A kerosene stove

A ceiling fan

A birdbath
8 Which of Auntie's relatives were the subjects of scandalous rumors?

Rocky, Robert, and Auntie herself

Josiah and Robert

Rocky and Tayo's mother

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

Ku'oosh

Ts'eh

Betonie

Gallup
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?

Full Native American

Part Native American and part Mexican

Part Native American and part white

Part Native American and part Chinese
12 How does Rocky die?

An enemy soldier slits his throat.

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

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?

Impressed by modern civilization

Respectful of Native American tradition

Completely ashamed of his family

Indifferent to academics
14 At which sport did Rocky excel?

Soccer

Baseball

Swimming

Football
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 toes

Human knucklebones

Human teeth

Human fingernails
17 How can Emo best be described?

Bloodthirsty

Spiritual

Money-obsessed

Tearful
18 Why does Emo mock Tayo?

Because Emo had always hated Rocky

Because Emo had once beat Josiah in a fistfight

Because Tayo's family is poorer than Emo's

Because Tayo's mother slept with white men
19 What is the relationship between Rocky and Tayo?

Cousins, but Rocky referred to them as brothers

Brothers, but Rocky referred to them as cousins

Brothers by the same mother

Brothers by the same father
20 What is the name of Tayo's mother?

Aurora

Aura

Maura

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

Rainy

Peaceful

Windy

Swelteringly hot
22 What is the best description of the relationship between Auntie and Tayo?

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.

Auntie is especially close to Tayo because she dislikes Old Grandma.
23 What nickname is Tayo's mother given?

Little Woman

Little Auntie

Little Sister

Little Flower
24 Auntie's habitual activities include which of the following?

Organizing social events for young people

Traveling far from home to visit relatives

Working at a local home for the elderly

Going to church and reading the Bible
25 Who delivers the cattle to Josiah?

Gallup

Leroy

Mesita

Ulibarri

Essays for Ceremony

Ceremony literature essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko.

View our essays for Ceremony…

Lesson Plan for Ceremony

View the lesson plan for Ceremony…

Wikipedia Entries for Ceremony

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for Ceremony…