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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What final image connects Gordie to June's death?
(a) He ends up crying and she died happily.
(b) He ends up in the open fields crying, and she died in an open field.
(c) Gordie runs into the woods where he and June used to play as kids.
(d) Gordie's remorse is ironic because he was abusive to June.

2. When Gordie tells Eli "I'm contaminated," what does he mean?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He is an alcoholic.
(c) He is dirty from the day's work.
(d) He bears the guilt for June's death.

3. Albertine is in Fargo because:
(a) She is looking for Henry Lamartine.
(b) She wants to see the city.
(c) She is on her way to college.
(d) She is running away from home.

4. The event that ends Lulu and Nector's affair is:
(a) Nector signs Lulu's eviction papers.
(b) Nector won't leave his wife.
(c) Nector burns down Lulu's house.
(d) Nector is attacked by Lulu's dogs.

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

6. Lulu uses the term "dreamstuff" to describe:
(a) Unattainable dreams.
(b) Anything worth hoping for.
(c) False longing or foolishness.
(d) Passion and lust.

7. Lipsha wins the hand of poker because:
(a) He has beginner's luck.
(b) He is the best player.
(c) He has marked all the cards.
(d) Gerry has cheated for him.

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

9. Gerry believes he cannot be held by any prison because:
(a) He knows all the
(b) He is fast and sneaky.
(c) He is a Chippewa.
(d) He is innocent.

10. Albertine believes Gerry's main problem is:
(a) He believes in justice.
(b) He believe in laws and authority.
(c) He was restless.
(d) He doesn't have any white friends.

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

12. Lipsha thinks his love medicine didn't work because:
(a) It was only a deception.
(b) He couldn't get the blessing of the priest.
(c) Nector was destined to be with Lulu.
(d) Nector refused to eat the turkey heart.

13. Grandma Kashpaw shows Lipsha the hiding place for her money because:
(a) She wants him to help her protect the money.
(b) She is indirectly offering him the money.
(c) She thinks he needs money to buy his way out of the army.
(d) She is afraid the money will be stolen.

14. Gordie drives to town in order to:
(a) Trade a deer for liquor.
(b) Tell people he has seen June.
(c) Get more bottles of liquor.
(d) Avoid getting in another fight with June.

15. Henry and Albertine need each other because:
(a) They don't get along with anyone else.
(b) They are both running away and lost.
(c) They don't have enough money to survive on their own.
(d) They are both estranged from their families.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sister Mary uses her clarinet to:

2. Why does Gordie believe he has brought out June's ghost?

3. How does Lyman describe the image of himself and Henry in their last photo?

4. Albertine spends a great deal of time in the bathroom because:

5. At the hotel, Henry and Albertine sign the register as:

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