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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After Jackson spends his lottery winnings, who gives him another twenty-five dollars?
(a) The pawnshop owner.
(b) Rose of Sharon.
(c) Junior.
(d) Officer Williams.
2. How old is Estelle's son at the beginning of the story?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty.
3. Which of the following is not a trait Estelle's son identifies as a negative aspect of being an Indian?
(a) Educational opportunities.
(b) Low self-esteem.
(c) Misogyny and lateral violence.
(d) Alcoholism.
4. What does Estelle's son say he sometimes feels like instead of her son?
(a) Her student.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her friend.
5. What does Sharon confess to David one night in "Do You Know Where I Am?"
(a) She's been fired from her job.
(b) She's an alcoholic.
(c) She has gambled their mortgage money away.
(d) She's had an affair.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the regalia Jackson spots in the pawnshop window no longer in the possession of its rightful owner?
2. Once David and she find the cat, what does Sharon remember seeing in the newspaper the previous week?
3. Which of the following statements is not marital advice Estelle gives her son?
4. What does William's daughter in "Flight Patterns" fear will happen to him after September 11th?
5. Where do David and Sharon meet in "Do You Know Where I Am?"
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Jackson's relationship with Officer Williams in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem."
2. In what ways does "Flight Patterns" reflect that it takes place in a post-September 11th world?
3. In what ways is the title "Flight Patterns" related to the story?
4. Why does Jackson consider himself an "effective" homeless man?
5. How does the title of the story "Do You Know Where I Am?" relate to the story?
6. What does Estelle decide to do the summer her son turns thirteen, and how does her decision affect her son?
7. Why can't Fekadu return to Ethiopia?
8. What is William's relationship with his wife in "Flight Patterns"?
9. What is Real Change and how is it involved in Jackson's quest for his grandmother's regalia?
10. Why do you think Estelle fails to help the bleeding woman in the final scene of the story and how does this failure affect her relationship with her son?
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