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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. Where does Dalva go that she learns no longer exists?
(a) A pond.
(b) A cave.
(c) A swale.
(d) A river.

2. Who was awed, seeing a buffalo herd?
(a) Dalva's grandfather.
(b) Northridge.
(c) Lundquist.
(d) Michael.

3. Who is One Stab?
(a) Northridge's Indian name.
(b) A guardian of the Creek tribe.
(c) A guardian of a white settlement.
(d) A guardian of the Sioux tribe.

4. Who writes an apology to Dalva for his or her behavior?
(a) Duane.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Michael.
(d) Lundquist.

5. Who does Dalva reveal has died while at the Lazy Daze Tavern?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Her son.
(c) Duane.
(d) Lundquist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dalva doing when she screams into the wind about the unfairness of the world?

2. What does Karen bring with her during her second visit to see Michael?

3. What does Dalva realize she has hoped for?

4. Of what does Dalva's son's adoptive mother inform her?

5. Who lives with Paul on his estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Michael in the hospital?

2. How does Dalva learn who her son is?

3. Discuss the months missing from Northridge's journal.

4. Discuss Northridge's journal entry after five years of being a missionary.

5. What does Northridge discover about the government's plans for the Sioux?

6. Discuss Karen's second visit to see Michael.

7. What does Dalva find in the cellar?

8. How does Dalva find herself at peace over the unfairness of the world?

9. What does Dalva learn about Paul's ranch?

10. Discuss the dinner between Dalva, Ruth, Paul, and Fred.

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