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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 being beaten in the Havre bar, who helps the narrator?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) The bartender.
(c) A woman with children.
(d) A barmaid.

2. What weapon does the white traveler buy while the narrator is with him?
(a) A colt pistol.
(b) A hunting knife.
(c) Brass knuckles.
(d) A winchester rifle.

3. How much younger than Teresa is Lame Bull?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

4. While thinking about a day with his brother, the narrator remembers that his brother said they shouldn't leave their work until the next day. What is the reason?
(a) The priest was coming.
(b) A blizzard was coming.
(c) They would be able to go fishing.
(d) Their father would beat them.

5. While he is in Havre, what kind of car does the narrator end up buying?
(a) A Falcon.
(b) A Skylark.
(c) A Buick.
(d) A Chevy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal was killed because it attacked the narrator as a child?

3. How much is Long Knife paid for his work on Lame Bull's ranch?

4. What is the name of the narrator's horse?

5. What does Lame Bull grow on his land?

Short Essay Questions

1. While sitting at home alone with the old woman in Chapter Five, how does the narrator relate to his grandmother?

2. While he is in town, where does the narrator spend most of his time and how does this contribute to his trouble?

3. In Chapter Fourteen, what impression does the girlfriend's brother give the narrator about her?

4. Based on the information the author has given us up to Chapter Sixteen, how is the narrator's financial situation?

5. After being beaten by Dougie, why doesn't the narrator retaliate?

6. When Lame Bull and Teresa return from Malta in Chapter Six, what is different about them and how does this change the direction of the plot?

7. At the beginning of the book, how does the narrator feel about his life?

8. What is Yellow Calf, the old man, like?

9. In Chapter 25, what are Mose and the narrator doing out on the range?

10. Why does the narrator agree to help the white traveling man?

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