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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's horse?
(a) Mo.
(b) Evenstar.
(c) Anaheim.
(d) Old Bird.

2. What does Lame Bull grow on his land?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Sugar beets.
(c) Corn.
(d) Hay.

3. Where do the narrator and his family get their water?
(a) From the Milk River.
(b) They buy it bottled.
(c) From the tap.
(d) From a cistern.

4. Besides the white traveler, who else does the narrator meet in the hotel bar in Malta?
(a) An insurance salesman.
(b) A college student.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A friendly barmaid.

5. While in Havre, who does the white traveler plan to send his "sentimental gift" to?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) A prostitute in the hotel.

6. In the bar in Malta, why does the narrator lie to the bartender about knowing Lame Bull?
(a) Because Lame Bull caused trouble there.
(b) Because he dislikes his stepfather.
(c) Because he wants to pretend he is someone else.
(d) Because he wants to forget he is married to his mother.

7. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator find that he thinks will help him with fishing?
(a) A charm.
(b) A broken watch.
(c) A coupon.
(d) A cheap ring.

8. In the cafe in Havre, what happens after the white traveler leaves?
(a) An old man dies.
(b) The narrator throws up.
(c) A police officer walks in.
(d) The waitress wants her money.

9. What animal is killed in the story that the narrator reads while sitting with his grandmother?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A bear.
(c) A wildcat.
(d) A lion.

10. When the narrator arrives in Malta to find his girlfriend, where does he go first?
(a) Railroad bar.
(b) Dougie's bar.
(c) King's bar.
(d) Minough's bar.

11. What does the narrator give to his grandmother after Teresa and Lame Bull leave the house?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A magazine.
(c) Her pipe.
(d) A cup of tea.

12. In the hotel bar in Malta, the narrator meets a white man. Where is he from?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Seattle.

13. In Chapter 13, before going to Malta, what does the narrator do for his mother?
(a) He cleans out the stable.
(b) He checks the oil on the car.
(c) He checks the mail.
(d) He buys her a beer.

14. What is the name of the woman who gives the narrator a ride to Havre?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Malvina.
(c) Ella.
(d) Laura.

15. What does the narrator find in his father's toolbox that he takes fishing with him?
(a) A long string.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A pair of boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Teresa and Lame Bull leave the house together, where do they go?

2. What does the narrator's mother reveal when he returns home from the bar?

3. After losing Dougie in Malta, the narrator walks through a movie theater. Who does he see on the screen?

4. While in Malta, what does the narrator do with the letter he picked up for his mother in Dodson?

5. What does the narrator dream about while staying in Malta?

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