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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. When does Anna meet Clive?
(a) In elementary school.
(b) Shortly after he is discharged from the Army.
(c) While they are both in the Army.
(d) In a nursing home.

2. Who is the tricky spider?
(a) Azkuki.
(b) Imami.
(c) Iktomi.
(d) Ilkoa.

3. What do Evie and Lydia do for several days?
(a) They ignore their mother's requests.
(b) They play cards.
(c) They care for their mother.
(d) They watch Neil Armstrong on television.

4. Why is Herod lonely?
(a) He is divorced and misses his wife.
(b) He is in a new home and does not like being there alone.
(c) Alberta often sleeps in their daughter's bed because she does not want to have another child until their daughter is four.
(d) His wife has died, leaving him childless.

5. From where does Herod Small War tell Frank and Harley Christianity comes?
(a) From the east.
(b) Europe.
(c) It comes down the Missouri River.
(d) In the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are the Sioux just beginning to be eradicated by the U.S. cavalry?

2. Who kills Red Dress?

3. Who are the two principal characters?

4. With whom does Herod have an affair?

5. What does Herod drop in the water as he talks to Wakan Tanka?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herod visualize about Archie's dream?

2. Why does Lydia blame herself for Calvin's and Duane's deaths?

3. What happens to Pumpkin?

4. What causes Luther Faribault to climb on Mercury's roof?

5. How is Chaske different than other Sioux boys?

6. Who does Harley meet on his vision guest?

7. Why does Jeannette visit Anna?

8. What does Calvin tell Lydia about his dream?

9. What do the two protagonists have in common?

10. What does this novel explore?

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