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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. Upon what does Marie insist when Frank is there?
(a) Frank giving Marie medicine for her niece who is also ill.
(b) Gail giving Frank payment for her treatment.
(c) Frank promising to see her cousin who is also ill.
(d) Gail being in the room when Frank examines her.

2. What is David's main goal when they get to his grandparents' home?
(a) To ride his horse.
(b) To show his grandmother a new drawing David did.
(c) To go fishing.
(d) To observe his father and uncle together.

3. For what has Len been known in years past?
(a) Bad temper.
(b) Lying and cheating.
(c) Alcohol abuse.
(d) Drug addiction.

4. Gail is with whom when David arrives home on Monday?
(a) Wesley.
(b) No one.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Frank.

5. Why does David feel he needs to please Frank and Gloria?
(a) They do not have a son of their own.
(b) They always try to include David in their family outings.
(c) They buy David school clothes which his parents cannot afford.
(d) They are good to David's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what circumstances is a coyote hard to find according to Marie?

2. What has Ollie Young Bear accomplished that is unusual for an Indian of that era?

3. What does Julian say about Frank and the reservation?

4. What does David say Ollie Young Bear has managed to escape?

5. Why does David love Marie?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Wesley talk to when he calls Frank? What does the person say?

2. What does Gail learn as she questions Marie about Marie's illness?

3. What happens when David goes over to the table where he spies his father and Ollie talking?

4. What does David think when he sees his grandfather on the porch as they drive up to the house?

5. How does David reassure Marie about calling a doctor?

6. Gail wishes that her family lived where?

7. Who is Ollie Young Bear?

8. What observation does David make about Ollie Young Bear concerning Ollie smiling?

9. Why is it difficult for David to enjoy his outings at the bowling alley?

10. How did Wesley come to be the Sheriff of Mercer County?

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