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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Victor refer to the situation on the reservation as "hurricanes"?
(a) Because it devastates peoples' lives.
(b) Because the people have to wait for the government to step in.
(c) Because it spawns smaller "storm".
(d) Because it peaks during late summer.

2. Where do Victor and his companion escape to when being chased at the carnival?
(a) The men's restroom.
(b) The house of mirrors.
(c) The tunnel of love.
(d) The first aid station.

3. Who hosts a party at the lake?
(a) Samuel-Builds-the-Fire.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Thomas-Builds-the-Fire.
(d) Junior.

4. Why is Victor's friend able to afford beer for the party at the lake?
(a) He has a job.
(b) He inherits land that is used by large corporations.
(c) He receives a check from the government.
(d) He sells some bootleg liquor.

5. What does Victor do after he reaches his conclusion about the waitress?
(a) He decides that they should just be friends and tells her he will see her around.
(b) He asks her out on a date.
(c) He offers to introduce her to a friend.
(d) He leaves her home.

6. Who is with Victor when they see Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) Junior.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Thomas "Builds-the-Fire".
(d) Adrian.

7. What "crime" does Thomas Builds-a-Fire commit twenty years ago?
(a) Public drunkeness.
(b) Indecent exposure.
(c) Writing grafitti.
(d) He holds the postmaster at gunpoint.

8. According to Victor, what happens every day on the reservation?
(a) Fighting and unproductive, unhealthy, negative behaviors.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Crime.
(d) A striving to overcome adversity.

9. How does Thomas Builds-a-Fire help Victor when they are children?
(a) He helps free Victor from an underground wasp nest.
(b) He pulls Victor from a river.
(c) He lets Victor copy his homework when Victor forgets it.
(d) He fights off some bullies.

10. What happens to Victor's dad and the motorcycle?
(a) He is pulled over by a police officer who is trying to find trumped up charges.
(b) He has an accident and is in the hospital for a few months.
(c) He is in a bar fight and he is injured and his motorcycle is damaged.
(d) He sells the motorcycle.

11. What happens in the bingo game that Victor discusses after his experience with the waitress?
(a) He has B-6 remaining and the caller shouts B-7 and everyone else wins.
(b) He does not have any markers to place over the numbers.
(c) The numbers on his card do not match the letters.
(d) The caller keeps calling numbers that are not on his card.

12. What does Victor wonder about the event with his uncles during the holiday party?
(a) Why no one stops them.
(b) How they act if they do not live on a reservation.
(c) Why everyone is gathering around.
(d) Why two grown men act this way.

13. According to Victor, what do you have to do to avoid past and future skeletons?
(a) To keep focused on the present.
(b) To stop doing things you regret.
(c) To keep moving.
(d) To drink to forget the past and avoid thinking about the future.

14. Which is a story that Thomas Builds-a-Fire tells during his trial?
(a) A story about how he signs a treaty with the U.S. government in 1832.
(b) A story about how he kills soldiers in 1858.
(c) A story about how he is a flying ace in World War I.
(d) A story about how he attacks pioneers in 1870.

15. Where does Victor see the flirtatious waitress a second time?
(a) At a carnival.
(b) At a Powwow.
(c) At a friend's party.
(d) At a high school basketball game.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Victor think the troubles from the reservation stem from?

2. What do Victor and the waitress discuss at her place?

3. Who assists Victor and his companion with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

4. What is Thomas Builds-a-Fire known for?

5. How old is Victor when he is introduced to the reader?

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