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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," whom does David's grandmother mistake him for?
(a) Frick.
(b) Robbie.
(c) David's father.
(d) Fellis.

2. In "Get Me Some Medicine," when the lights go on in the bar, what does David notice?
(a) Their surroundings are filthy.
(b) There is a bullet casing on the table.
(c) The men playing pool are white.
(d) The floor is slick with rainwater.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used in the naming of Fellis's truck, "Einhell"?
(a) Verbal Irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Synesthesia.

4. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Allusion.

5. In "The Blessing Tobacco," where is Paige working?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The liquor store.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A pawnshop.

6. In "In a Jar," what happens to David's medicine pouch?
(a) It goes through the wash with his shirt and falls apart.
(b) It gets wedged between the bed and the wall.
(c) He loses it when he is outside playing.
(d) He gives it to Paige to protect the baby.

7. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what movie are Fellis and David supposed to return?
(a) Inception.
(b) Transcendence.
(c) The Matrix.
(d) The Martian.

8. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," where is David trying to get a job?
(a) Family Dollar.
(b) T.J. Maxx.
(c) Tribal Maintenance.
(d) UPS.

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

10. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David compare the hospital hallways to?
(a) Tree roots.
(b) A rabbit's warren.
(c) The Minotaur's maze.
(d) Spider legs.

11. What is Frick's real name?
(a) Fred.
(b) Everett.
(c) Charles.
(d) Melvin.

12. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what television show have David and Fellis been watching?
(a) The Wire.
(b) Ozark.
(c) Breaking Bad.
(d) The Sopranos.

13. What does David keep in the black plastic tub?
(a) Toy figures.
(b) Trading cards.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Crayons.

14. In "In a Jar," what technique is used when David says that the burning sage "smelled calm, like salt water" (10)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Personification.

15. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what technique is used when David describes Fellis's face as "kind of like if you'd put two black dots and a line on an orange" (90)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does the burning chicken casserole demonstrate about the characters' lives?

2. In "In a Jar," when Paige first arrives, what does David realize their mother has not told Paige about?

3. In "In a Jar," why does David struggle to remember the details of the move to the reservation?

4. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what is one thematic point reinforced when Fellis cannot return the movie he was supposed to return?

5. To what does David compare the sound of the ice cracking in the swamp?

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