The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Multiple Choice

1. C (“A Drug Called Tradition”)

2. C (“Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”)

3. B (“Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”)

4. D (“The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore”)

5. C (“Amusements”)

6. A (“This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”)

7. C (“The Fun House”)

8. D (“All I Wanted to Do Was Dance”)

9. C (“A Good Story”)

10. A (“The First Annual All-Indian Horseshoe Pitch and Barbeque”)

11. A (“Imagining the Reservation”)

12. B (“Indian Education”)

13. D (“The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”)

14. B (“Somebody Kept Saying Powwow”)

15. C (“Witnesses, Secret and Not”)

Long Answer

1. The word “ceremony” shows that this happens repeatedly and shows a sort of faith in adherence to a tradition. Victor’s father believes, on some level, that if he keeps checking, perhaps that act will bring a miracle. (“Every Little Hurricane”)

2. Julius functions as an up-and-coming hero to the older generation. He could “make it all the way” in basketball and life. Julius’s failure reminds Junior and Adrian of their own. (“The Only Traffic Light on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore”)

3. Humor has helped James and Norma deal with a lot of difficulty in their lives, but when it comes to James’s terminal cancer, Norma does not want to hide behind that humor. It seems, for her, that is the one thing that humor cannot fix.