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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Evelyn's job at the state park?
(a) Trash.
(b) Counselor.
(c) Lifeguard.
(d) Cook.

2. What is the name of the lifeguard who fascinates Rayona?
(a) Emma.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Ellen.

3. Aunt Ida tells Christine she is turning into a ____________.
(a) Lovely girl.
(b) Slut.
(c) Monster.
(d) White woman.

4. How old is Rayona when she attends Lee's funeral on the reservation?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

5. What is Aunt Ida's favorite soap opera?
(a) Days of Our Lives.
(b) All My Children.
(c) As the World Turns.
(d) Dallas.

6. How old is Rayona at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seventeen.

7. The letter to Lucy at Fatima says the world comes to an end if what doesn't happen?
(a) Abortion is abolished.
(b) Christine cleans her room.
(c) Communist Russia converts.
(d) Lee joins the army.

8. What stops Christine from committing suicide?
(a) Her love for Rayona.
(b) Her love for Elgin.
(c) Her car runs out of gas.
(d) Her desire to make life better.

9. What is the name of the horse Rayona rides in the rodeo?
(a) Babe.
(b) Billy.
(c) Bess.
(d) Bull.

10. Father Tom wears a turquoise ring the shape of a ________ to the rodeo.
(a) Fish.
(b) Egg.
(c) Cross.
(d) Rabbit.

11. A poster of ____________ is hanging on the wall of Christine's childhood room.
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Shawn Cassidy.
(d) The Supremes.

12. What does Rayona get for the "hard luck" prize?
(a) Money.
(b) Medal.
(c) Silver buckle.
(d) Blanket.

13. What is the town that Christine goes to with different men from the reservation?
(a) Boise.
(b) Helena.
(c) Mineola.
(d) Minot.

14. Why does Elgin visit Christine in the hospital in Chapter One?
(a) To reconcile.
(b) To bring flowers.
(c) To return keys.
(d) To find Rayona.

15. What does Rayona give Evelyn as a parting gift?
(a) Money.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Silver buckle.
(d) Medal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the group the priests want Rayona to join?

2. Where do Elgin's parents live?

3. What grade is Lee in when he and Dayton become best friends?

4. Aunt Ida tells Christine that she should leave the reservation and become what?

5. Before learning where her mother is living, where does Rayona think Christine is?

(see the answer keys)

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