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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part II: Chapter 9, what do the girls see their mother wearing in the rose garden?
(a) A blue dress.
(b) A white dress.
(c) An autumn rose dress.
(d) A red dress.

2. In Part II: Chapter 9, what do the grandmothers think Sweetheart Calico might be?
(a) A shapeshifter.
(b) A wiindigoo.
(c) A magical being.
(d) A lost child.

3. In Part II: Chapter 7, what does Klaus see through his window?
(a) A ripply old window, a stained-glass panel, bands of colored light.
(b) A reflection of himself.
(c) A woman.
(d) Bands of red light.

4. In Part II: Chapter 6, what item does Klaus sell under his striped awning in Elmo?
(a) Carved turtles.
(b) Indian tacos.
(c) Huckleberry muffins.
(d) Beaded belt buckles.

5. In Part II: Chapter 8, why does Klaus give a neutral explanation when asked about his friendship with Whiteheart Beads?
(a) He does not want to reveal the true reason.
(b) He wants to maintain a friendly surface.
(c) He is afraid of forgetting the reason.
(d) He fears the story will be taken away from him.

6. In Part I: Chapter 3, what does the Indian agent, Hiram Talp, use as a pretext to collect the children from the reservation?
(a) Promising to take them to the newly built train station.
(b) Threatening legal action if they refused to comply.
(c) Offering to pay for their education.
(d) Persuading their mothers to let them attend boarding school.

7. In Part II: Chapter 12, what color is the prefabricated house given to Noodin and Giizis by the tribe?
(a) Grass green.
(b) Chocolate brown.
(c) Snow white.
(d) Slate blue.

8. In Part II: Chapter 10, who gets the plastic halves of the three-headed dog Cerberus?
(a) Cally.
(b) Frank.
(c) Deanna.
(d) Rozin.

9. In Part II: Chapter 11, where do Richard and Klaus go when the repo men come for the yellow pickup truck?
(a) The supermarket.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The school bus stop.

10. In Part I: Chapter 4, what does Asin suggest to Ogichidaa as a way to kill his rage?
(a) Return to Germany and confront his enemies.
(b) Seek revenge on a German immigrant.
(c) Replace his war brother with a slave brother.
(d) Take revenge on a German soldier.

11. In Part II: Chapter 6, what profession does Klaus have?
(a) Jewelry maker.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Sanitation engineer.
(d) Trader.

12. In Part II: Chapter 10, what ride do the twins, their mother, and Frank go on at the state fair?
(a) The Gravitron.
(b) The Ferris wheel.
(c) The bumper cars.
(d) The roller coaster.

13. In Part II: Chapter 5, what government policy causes Indians to move away from their land and dogs?
(a) Integration.
(b) Assimilation.
(c) Relocation.
(d) Separation.

14. In Part II: Chapter 7, what is the Ojibwe word for Saturday?
(a) Niizho-giizhigad.
(b) Nitam-anokii-giizhigad.
(c) Giziibiigisaginigegiizhigad.
(d) Anama’e-giizhigad.

15. In Part I: Chapter 4, what does Klaus offer to bake for the men?
(a) Bannock.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Cake.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II: Chapter 8, how does Klaus describe Whiteheart Beads' face?

2. In Part I: Chapter 1, how do Miss Peace McKnight and the young girl become friends?

3. In Part II: Chapter 7, what are Klaus and Richard doing with the ripped-up carpet?

4. In Part II: Chapter 8, what is Klaus's new motto in garbage management?

5. In Part II: Chapter 6, what advice does Klaus seek from Jimmy Badger?

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