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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what physical feature is Estelle's son known?
(a) His full lips.
(b) His long hair.
(c) His long eyelashes.
(d) His cleft chin.

2. How many questions does Sharon tell David he can ask about what she confesses to him?
(a) As many as he wants.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

3. What kind of Indian is David?
(a) Apache.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Lakota.

4. How does William wear his hair?
(a) He shaves his head.
(b) Short.
(c) In a ponytail.
(d) Long and in two braids.

5. What does William's daughter in "Flight Patterns" fear will happen to him after September 11th?
(a) That he will be mistaken for a terrorist.
(b) That his plane will be hijacked by terrorists.
(c) That he will leave her and Marie.
(d) That his plane will crash.

6. How old is Estelle's son at the beginning of the story?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifty.

7. Why is the regalia Jackson spots in the pawnshop window no longer in the possession of its rightful owner?
(a) The original owner sold it.
(b) The original owner gave it away.
(c) The original owner pawned it.
(d) It was stolen fifty years earlier.

8. In what year does "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" begin?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1980.

9. What does Sharon's confession initially make David want to do to her?
(a) Hit her.
(b) Shoot her.
(c) Leave her.
(d) Confess his own affair.

10. What does Marie want William to do instead of catch his plane?
(a) Drive the kids to school.
(b) Go fishing.
(c) Quit his job.
(d) Stay in bed and make love.

11. What does Estelle's answering machine message say she's probably out doing?
(a) Parachuting from a plane.
(b) Bungee jumping.
(c) Climbing a dormant volcano.
(d) Romancing a man.

12. Where do David and Sharon find a lost cat?
(a) In a dumpster.
(b) In an alley.
(c) In Sharon's college dorm.
(d) In some blackberry bushes.

13. What health problem does William have?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) Indigestion.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) An ulcer.

14. Who does William call at the end of "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Marie.
(b) Fedaku.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His boss.

15. What kind of work does William do?
(a) He drives a semi.
(b) He's an accountant.
(c) He's a salesman.
(d) He programs computers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jackson try to sell to earn money to redeem the pow-wow regalia from the pawnshop?

2. How long does the pawnshop owner give Jackson to come back with the money to redeem the regalia?

3. What does Jackson do with his lottery winnings?

4. Who gives Jackson his first twenty dollars for redeeming the pow-wow regalia from the pawn shop?

5. What happens to Sharon when she and David are sixty-six years old?

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