View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Night of the Living Rez" and "The Name Means Thunder".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Smokes Last," what technique is used when David says that he "came to the river that crept inland and formed the swamp" (156)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

2. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?
(a) His mother has lost her job.
(b) His mother is trying to quit smoking.
(c) Paige is in rehab.
(d) There is not enough food money.

3. In "Half-Life," what is the name of the assisted living facility that Frances is living in?
(a) Horizons.
(b) Pinecrest.
(c) Woodlands.
(d) Daybreak.

4. In "Safe Harbor," what is David constantly unsatisfied with throughout his visit to the clinic?
(a) The attitude of the nurses.
(b) The temperature of his coffee.
(c) The cleanliness of the facility.
(d) The fit of his mother's clothing.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," where do the tribal police find David's grandmother?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In a stranger's house.
(c) In the old graveyard.
(d) By the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what television show do David and Fellis watch while Beth makes dinner?

2. In "The Name Means Thunder," why does David's mother not want Frick to go look for Paige?

3. In "Safe Harbor," what are the black boxes that David mentions the worker using in the beginning of the story?

4. How does David imagine feeling when he returns to Rab's?

5. In "Earth, Speak," what technique is used when David says, of Fellis, "He kicked and kicked and kicked at Daryl's side and stomach and at his head" (203)?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 339 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample