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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Half-Life," what does David frequently mention as a way of implying that his circumstances are getting worse and worse and he feels powerless to save himself?
(a) Tornadoes and blowing away.
(b) Avalanches and being buried.
(c) Floods and drowning.
(d) Fire and being burned.

2. At the end of "Smokes Last," what does David's mother leave on his dresser?
(a) A note from Paige.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A news article.

3. In "Half-Life," how many days does David manage to go without taking any Klonopin?
(a) Four.
(b) Zero.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

4. In "The Name Means Thunder," why is David at school while Paige is having her baby?
(a) His mother cannot cope with him being underfoot when she needs to focus her attention on Paige.
(b) His mother is afraid he is getting sick and does not want to risk him spreading germs to the new baby.
(c) He is always behind in his classes, and his mother does not want him to miss any more school.
(d) He is excited to present his project on the planets and wants to go to school instead of the hospital.

5. In "Earth, Speak," how much money does Fellis reveal he has saved over the years?
(a) Thirty-eight hundred dollars.
(b) Eight hundred dollars.
(c) Eighteen hundred dollars.
(d) Twenty-eight hundred dollars.

6. In "Night of the Living Rez," what has David changed about his appearance while at his father's?
(a) He has painted his nails.
(b) He has a tattoo.
(c) He has an earring.
(d) He has cut his hair.

7. In "Night of the Living Rez," how old is David?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Seventeen.

8. In "Earth, Speak," why was David kicked out of his house?
(a) He threatened to hit his mother.
(b) He overdosed on the living room couch.
(c) He brought a loaded weapon inside the house.
(d) He stole from his mother.

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

10. In "Safe Harbor," what kind of medication does David's mother regularly take?
(a) Benzodiazepines.
(b) Narcotics.
(c) Antipsychotics.
(d) Antidepressants.

11. In "Smokes Last," what are the sources of most of the insults characters use against one another?
(a) Intelligence and strength.
(b) Gender and intelligence.
(c) Strength and race.
(d) Race and gender.

12. In "The Name Means Thunder," who is Marla?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A baby nurse.
(d) A social worker.

13. In "The Name Means Thunder," how does David's mother's memory differ from David's?
(a) She claims that Paige took Bedogi with her when she left.
(b) She claims that David was at his father's when Bedogi died.
(c) She claims that Bedogi died in the hospital.
(d) She claims she did not leave David alone with Bedogi.

14. In "Smokes Last," what is the most likely explanation for the difference between what David's father tells him and what his mother tells him?
(a) David's father sent the child support money as usual, but his mother spent it all and wants more.
(b) David's father never sent the money, but this was a genuine oversight that he intends to correct right away.
(c) David's father sent the child support money, but it was stolen from their mailbox.
(d) David's father never sent the money, and he has been trying to avoid talking to David because of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Earth, Speak," what surprises David about the inside of Daryl's cabin?

2. In "Safe Harbor," what is David's intent when he tells his mother that she is hallucinating?

3. In "The Name Means Thunder," what planet does David choose to label with an alternative name?

4. 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)?

5. In "Night of the Living Rez," what is all over David's face when his mother comes home at the end of the story?

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