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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Earth, Speak," what is the bad smell outside Daryl's uncle's cabin coming from?
(a) Mounds of garbage.
(b) A dead deer.
(c) The outhouse.
(d) The skunk under the porch.

2. In "Earth, Speak," what does David steal from Daryl's cabin?
(a) Money.
(b) An iPod.
(c) An ash basket.
(d) Pills.

3. In "The Name Means Thunder," when does David say he thought about the nice things Frick sometimes did for him when he was a child?
(a) When he was working in North Carolina.
(b) During his brief marriage.
(c) When talking about his past in therapy.
(d) After his mother finally passed away.

4. In "Earth, Speak," what rumor does Beth share about Ralph Nelson?
(a) He is selling fake Native art.
(b) He is going to run for tribal council.
(c) He is about to be evicted.
(d) He is starting a new lumber business.

5. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does the hospital keep calling about?
(a) They want to know why Paige has not returned for a check-up.
(b) They want to know the baby's name.
(c) They want to know who the baby's father is.
(d) They want to know who the baby's pediatrician will be.

6. In "Safe Harbor," what medical crisis does David's mother experience?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A seizure.
(d) An asthma attack.

7. In "Smokes Last," what thematic motif does the setting of the clearing in the woods symbolically reinforce?
(a) Growing up on the reservation can be lonely and difficult.
(b) Substance abuse is an understandable response to trauma.
(c) A child surrounded by poor role models is unlikely to thrive.
(d) Insularity is a natural response to constant prejudice from outsiders.

8. In "Night of the Living Rez," what movie do the boys joke about that makes David hungry for fry bread?
(a) Reel Injun.
(b) Blood Quantum.
(c) Smoke Signals.
(d) Powwow Highway.

9. In "Night of the Living Rez," when David is upset about Paige, what does JP suggest they can do to make David feel better?
(a) Look for the pugwagee.
(b) Beat up Tyson.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Rebuild their lean-to.

10. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does Bedogi sleep in?
(a) A cardboard box.
(b) A dresser drawer.
(c) An ash basket.
(d) David's old crib.

11. In "Half-Life," what does Frances ask David to take care of before he leaves the assisted living facility?
(a) She asks him to tell the old white man to leave her alone.
(b) She asks him to find out which nurse is stealing from her.
(c) She asks him to fill the woodbox.
(d) She asks him to check the mail for her.

12. In "Safe Harbor," what are the black boxes that David mentions the worker using in the beginning of the story?
(a) Video surveillance equipment.
(b) Files for medical records.
(c) Lock boxes to guard medication.
(d) Rodent bait boxes.

13. In "Half-Life," how long have David and his mother been living together without either Flick or Paige?
(a) Four years.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Eighteen months.

14. In "The Name Means Thunder," what causes Paige's baby to be sick when he is born?
(a) An immature respiratory system.
(b) A heart defect.
(c) Fetal alcohol syndrome.
(d) Methadone withdrawal.

15. In "Safe Harbor," what word does David say his mother hates?
(a) Aboriginal.
(b) Native.
(c) Indigenous.
(d) Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Smokes Last," what is David's mother making for dinner?

2. In "The Name Means Thunder," who is Marla?

3. In "Safe Harbor," how many times has David's mother been in the crisis stabilization clinic during the past three months?

4. How old is David when "Smokes Last" takes place?

5. In "Night of the Living Rez," what does JP accuse Tyson of being afraid of in the woods?

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