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What is the title of Alexie's 2000 collection of short stories?

The Toughest Indian in the World
Blasphemy
War Dances
First Indian on the Moon

Answer

The Toughest Indian in the World is the title of Sherman Alexie's 2000 collection of short stories. The stories explore themes of Native American identity, poverty, and violence, and are told in Alexie's signature style of humor and heartbreak. The title story follows the life of Victor Joseph, a Spokane Indian who becomes a professional boxer in order to escape the poverty and violence of his reservation.