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Sherman Alexie

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1993

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Multiple Choice

1. The structure of “A Drug Called Tradition” best emphasizes which of the following?

A) The impact of substance abuse on relationships

B) The role of storytelling on the reservation

C) The connection between the past and the present

D) The tenuous relationships between friends

2. What description best fits Victor’s memory of the “ceremony” in “Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”?

A) Distant and apathetic

B) Fraught and resentful

C) Tender and heartbreaking

D) Mournful and sad

3. Consider the following quote from “Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”: “During the sixties, my father was the perfect hippie, since all the hippies were trying to be Indians.” Which of the following literary devices does this quote best show?

A) Foreshadowing

B) Irony

C) Figurative language

D) Mood

4. Which statement best describes the metaphor of the broken traffic light in “The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore?”

A) The constant search for a hero figure

B) The poor infrastructure on the reservation

C) The significance of basketball

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