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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. Who does Sam see pass by as he is leaving Crow Country?
(a) Aaron Aaron.
(b) Calliope.
(c) Lloyd Commerce.
(d) Ellen Black Feather.

2. What does Aaron say the Indian attacked Cable with?
(a) A club.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) His fists.
(d) A tomahawk.

3. What mode of transportation does Sam take as he leaves Crow Country?
(a) Bus.
(b) Train.
(c) Car.
(d) Plane.

4. What dinner does Calliope ruin?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Ham.

5. What does Sam decide to do when he can't find the Spirit World in 1967?
(a) Give up on the old ways.
(b) Try again the next day.
(c) Fabricate a vision.
(d) Tell Pokey he couldn't do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter titled "Coyote Gets His Powers," who decides to rename the animal people?

2. Where does Calliope work?

3. After Sam leaves the reservation, who refers him to a "coyote" for help?

4. Where are Kiro Yashamoto and his family going when they find Pokey ill?

5. What does the young Indian turn into after Sam knocks him out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adeline say she is getting bad medicine from being Crow in the chapter titled, "Five Faces of Coyote Blue?"

2. Why does Sam say he will not see Old Man Coyote when Harlan asks what Sam will do if he sees him during his sweat?

3. Why is Aaron angry at Sam concerning Sam's meeting with Cable and Cochran?

4. Why does Coyote steal a card from Sam's Rolodex?

5. Why didn't Sam believe his gut feeling that the young Indian was Old Man Coyote?

6. Why is Sam so disconcerted by Aaron's story about the Indian attacking Cable and Cochran's threatening a lawsuit?

7. What convinces Sam that Calliope is not part of Old Man Coyote's plan?

8. What event causes Sam to flee from Crow Country to Santa Barbara?

9. According to Coyote's story, why do the Crow Indians use sweat lodges as part of their religious traditions?

10. Why is Sam able to ask Aaron for so high a price to buy him out of his shares of the partnership?

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