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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To drown out the sight and sound of June's ghost, what does Gordie do?
(a) Turns on all the lights and appliances.
(b) Drinks as much as he can as fast as he can.
(c) Sits in his car with the radio on.
(d) Goes back to Uncle Eli's house.

3. Dot's most outstanding characteristic is:
(a) She hates pissants.
(b) She is an escaped convict.
(c) She is direct.
(d) She never gets angry.

4. Lulu enters her burning house because:
(a) She wants to save her belongings.
(b) Lyman is trying to put out the fire.
(c) She wants to die inside it.
(d) Lyman is napping inside it.

5. Gerry and Dot's baby is like its father even before it is born because it is:
(a) Abusive.
(b) Restless.
(c) Big.
(d) Hungry.

6. Sister Mary hears Gordie's confession because:
(a) She can tell that he is weeping.
(b) She can tell that he hasn't really killed anyone.
(c) He believes she is a priest.
(d) She knows he has murdered his wife.

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

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

9. When Howard allows the police into the apartment, who does he believe they are there to arrest?
(a) His mother, Lynette.
(b) Lipsha Morrisey.
(c) His father, King.
(d) Gerry Nanapush.

10. The trait that will keep Lipsha out of the army is:
(a) His father's prison record.
(b) His irregular heartbeat.
(c) His Kashpaw heritage.
(d) His

11. Lipsha believes Nector is having a "second childhood" because:
(a) Nector wants to pretend he doesn't understand the adult world anymore.
(b) Nector has chosen to retreat inside himself in order to think.
(c) Nector has simply slipped into old age.
(d) Nector just wants to think and act like a child.

12. What is Lipsha's love medicine?
(a) Lipsha will make a necklace of seed pearls that attract metal for his grandfather to wear.
(b) Lipsha will feed his grandparents the hearts of mated geese to keep them together.
(c) Lipsha will catch two frogs mating and give them to his grandparents.
(d) Lipsha will collect nail clippings and burn them as an offering.

13. The cold weather that drives Henry and Lyman back to the reservation after their visit to Alaska foreshadows:
(a) Lyman's last chance to travel off the reservation.
(b) An unfortunate event is waiting for them at home.
(c) Their fun trip is over.
(d) Winter is approaching.

14. The boys decided to take the car out for a drive because:
(a) Lyman felt guilty for banging it up.
(b) Henry wanted to make sure it ran for Lyman.
(c) Henry wanted to drive it before they pushed it in the river.
(d) Henry had fixed it and the weather was finally warm enough.

15. Why does Gordie believe he has brought out June's ghost?
(a) He reminisced about her at Eli's house.
(b) He went through her possessions.
(c) He spoke her name aloud.
(d) He prayed for her return.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lulu sees Nector at the Senior Citizens Center she says he is more like himself than ever before because:

2. Sister Mary could be described as:

3. Lyman Lamartine considers himself lucky because:

4. The darkness of the night "lifting" coincides with Sister Mary's discovery that:

5. Albertine is in Fargo because:

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