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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eli's behavior toward Gordie suggests:
(a) He is exactly the same as Gordie.
(b) He blames Gordie for June's death.
(c) He cares for Gordie and is honest with him.
(d) He has no patience for Gordie's alcholism.

2. The knocking in the trunk of the firebird is caused by:
(a) Gerry hiding in the trunk.
(b) Lipsha's inadequate driving.
(c) King's belongings in the trunk.
(d) A loose jack in the trunk.

3. In what way is Lipsha "the only one that's ignorant?"
(a) He is the only one who doesn't go to school.
(b) He is the only one who does not belong at the retirement home.
(c) He is the only one who doesn't know his mother was June.
(d) He is the only one who is not a true Kashpaw.

4. Marie's statement that "somebody had to put the tears in your eyes" suggests:
(a) She believes Nector's death has hurt Lulu.
(b) She wants to hurt Lulu the way Lulu hurt her.
(c) She knows that Lulu's son could not help her put in her eye drops.
(d) She sees that Lulu had to learn love and loss somehow.

5. The darkness of the night "lifting" coincides with Sister Mary's discovery that:
(a) Gordie was a drunk who needed her help.
(b) Gordie had not killed his wife, but a deer.
(c) Gordie had run away and was no longer a threat.
(d) She had not awakened any of the nuns with her clarinet.

6. How does Lyman describe the image of himself and Henry in their last photo?
(a) Henry's face haunting him from inside the closet door.
(b) Both boys sitting on the bank of the river.
(c) His own face out in the sun and Henry's pulled back in the shadows.
(d) He and Henry smiling in the sun.

7. The family does not seek help for Henry's depression because:
(a) The veteran's hospital only medicates patients, and the medicine man wants revenge on Henry's mother.
(b) Henry's mother believes the medicine man is a fake, and they cannot afford the veteran's hospital.
(c) Henry refuses help from anyone.
(d) The veteran's hospital is too far away, and the medicine man thinks Henry is a lost soul.

8. The mood of the city is:
(a) Bustling, dark, and furtive.
(b) Slow, tired, and deserted.
(c) Fearful and loathsome.
(d) Exciting and giddy.

9. Nector yells his prayers in church because he believes:
(a) God is going deaf and cannot hear him otherwise.
(b) The other people in church need to be reminded of the prayers.
(c) He only remembers them if he says them loudly.
(d) He doesn't mean the prayers unless he yells them.

10. Lipsha believes his grandmother will not blame him entirely for Nector's death because:
(a) He kept Nector away from Lulu.
(b) Lipsha looks after her and Grandpa.
(c) She deceived him with the love medicine that caused him to choke.
(d) Zelda has shielded him.

11. Lyman Lamartine considers himself lucky because:
(a) His ability to make money extends to his relatives and friends.
(b) He never has to work very hard.
(c) He has always been able to make money easily.
(d) He does not need money to survive.

12. The fact that Lyman cannot keep the positions of the North and South Vietnamese soldiers straight implies:
(a) He doesn't want to know about Henry's experiences in the war.
(b) Lyman has never been good with geography.
(c) He is not concerned with the details of their war.
(d) He doesn't care where Henry went.

13. Lipsha takes the turkey hearts to:
(a) Grandma Kashpaw to confess his deception.
(b) The mission to be blessed.
(c) Lulu Lamartine.
(d) Old Lady Pillager in exchange for advice.

14. The images Lipsha creates of the dandelions at the end of the chapter may also represent:
(a) Nector's death.
(b) Himself.
(c) The
(d) Marie and Lulu.

15. Gerry's most unusual feature is:
(a) His large frame.
(b) His long hair.
(c) His sobriety.
(d) His delicate and graceful movements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry shrieks when Albertine touches him because:

2. Lulu gets restitution for her land because:

3. Albertine and Dot's initial conflict arises because:

4. The cold weather that drives Henry and Lyman back to the reservation after their visit to Alaska foreshadows:

5. Gerry is difficult for Dot to hide because:

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