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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. In the chapter titled "Nevermore," why does Aaron claim there is no longer any need for Sam to sell him his shares?
(a) The lawsuit is behind them.
(b) Cable has decided to purchase a policy.
(c) Sam's shares are unimportant.
(d) Sam will lose his shares when he goes to jail.

2. Who does Pokey ask about when he sees Sam at the clinic?
(a) Grubb.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Calliope.
(d) Coyote.

3. What does Sam warn Coyote to avoid in Las Vegas?
(a) Naked women.
(b) Casinos.
(c) Bums.
(d) Street vendors.

4. What does Coyote turn into as he leaves Sam and Pokey before Pokey sends Sam to the Underworld?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A raven.
(c) A deer.
(d) An eagle.

5. What does Pokey say Coyote will need to retrieve someone from the Underworld?
(a) Anubis' permission.
(b) Sam's heart.
(c) Sacred arrow bundle.
(d) Raven feathers and a coyote skull.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the memory Coyote sends Sam about breaking into a cemetery, whose grave does Sam want to see?

2. What does Coyote call "Sam's cheating machine"?

3. Where does Coyote suggest they all go after they retrieve Grubb?

4. What does Coyote take off in the story of Coyote and Cottontail?

5. Who does Coyote say they will need to trick to get Grubb back?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jake compelled to assist M.F. when M.F. calls him?

2. Why does Sam attack Coyote when he returns from the Underworld?

3. How does Coyote stop a police officer from chasing after Calliope?

4. Why isn't Coyote able to win much at the private gambling table M.F. takes him to?

5. Why does Coyote ask Sam what he's doing when he yells at the raven sitting in the corner of his office?

6. Why does Pokey tell Sam that Coyote can retrieve people from the Underworld?

7. Why does Sam say he left his home for nothing?

8. Why does the Indian doctor think Pokey is gone?

9. Why is the story of Coyote and Cottontail included in the novel?

10. How does Sam trick Amstead Houston into giving him the sacred arrow bundle?

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