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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Crystal's lie to Martin?
(a) Their baby is stolen.
(b) She is half-Irish.
(c) She loves him.
(d) Their baby is stillborn.

2. What does the spirit warrior say to Herod in his dream?
(a) "This homestead is the medicine hole."
(b) "You are the medicine hole."
(c) "You will never find the medicine hole."
(d) "There is no medicine hole."

3. What does Margaret whisper to Evie?
(a) "Who are you?"
(b) "I always loved your sister more."
(c) "What are you doing here?"
(d) "You were always my favorite."

4. What happens the more Jeannette assimilates the Sioux culture into her life?
(a) She connects with her students.
(b) She shocks her students.
(c) She further alienates her students.
(d) She embarrasses her students.

5. What is happening to Margaret Many Wounds?
(a) She is converting to Catholicism.
(b) She is going to have a baby.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She is in the process of dying.

6. What does Henry not notice, because he is too inebriated?
(a) His friends have left him.
(b) He is on the side of the road.
(c) He leaves his keys in the bar.
(d) He has not turned on his headlights.

7. How does this chapter open?
(a) High school graduation.
(b) At Charlene's house.
(c) In Jeannette McVay's eighth grade social studies classroom when Harley is thirteen.
(d) At a powwow.

8. What is another name for a coming of age story?
(a) Agegnomistic
(b) Bilderschmidt.
(c) Bildungsroman.
(d) Grecoroman.

9. Who narrates this chapter?
(a) Herod Small War.
(b) Frank Pipe.
(c) King Herod.
(d) Harley Wind Soldier.

10. What is this story?
(a) A simple tale.
(b) A complexly woven tale.
(c) A fantasy tale.
(d) A boring tale.

11. Why does Crystal protect the turtle amulet?
(a) Her husband gives it to her.
(b) She believes in doing so she is protecting her daughter.
(c) It is a gift from her mother-in-law.
(d) It is a gift from her father.

12. How old is Charlene when she first witnesses the effect of her grandmother's love potion?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

13. Why is Lloyd taunting Henry?
(a) Henry girlfriend leaves him.
(b) Henry stutters.
(c) Henry trips and falls.
(d) Henry's girlfriend has been unfaithful.

14. While the adults are watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon, what does Margaret do?
(a) She watches it on her own television.
(b) She daydreams.
(c) She tells her grandson, Harley, about her grandmother's dress.
(d) She sleeps.

15. What does Harley assure his grandmother?
(a) He will protect her.
(b) He will find her grandmother's dress.
(c) That he will fix her television, so she may watch Neil Armstrong.
(d) That he will return the dress to the reservation some day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two principal characters?

2. For whom is the corn soup?

3. What happens when Crystal is five?

4. Why does Henry move from beer to hard liquor?

5. Of what is Herod afraid, regarding Alberta?

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