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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Night of the Living Rez," what does David say the first people were made from?
(a) Shell.
(b) Stone.
(c) Clay.
(d) Ash.

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

3. In "The Name Means Thunder," what is David going to see a doctor about?
(a) Cataracts.
(b) Hearing loss.
(c) Heart problems.
(d) Stomach pain.

4. In "Earth, Speak," why is Daryl living at his uncle's cabin?
(a) He has just inherited the place after his uncle's death.
(b) He has been banned from the reservation.
(c) His uncle is ill and needs a caregiver.
(d) He needs to be closer to the college in Overtown.

5. 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) Get drunk.
(b) Look for the pugwagee.
(c) Beat up Tyson.
(d) Rebuild their lean-to.

6. In "Earth, Speak," what does David infer when he hears the dogs barking?
(a) The dogs have cornered a porcupine.
(b) Someone is trying to get into his house.
(c) The police are searching for him.
(d) Someone has forgotten to feed them.

7. 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 cut his hair.
(c) He has a tattoo.
(d) He has an earring.

8. How old is David when "Smokes Last" takes place?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

9. In "Half-Life," what slang word do David and Fellis use to refer to the pills they are both taking?
(a) Tranks.
(b) Pins.
(c) Super Valium.
(d) Sleepers.

10. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does Paige burn at the end of the story?
(a) Tobacco and sage.
(b) The ash basket.
(c) Bedogi's birth certificate.
(d) David's toy men.

11. 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 sent the child support money, but it was stolen from their mailbox.
(c) David's father never sent the money, and he has been trying to avoid talking to David because of it.
(d) David's father never sent the money, but this was a genuine oversight that he intends to correct right away.

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

13. In "Smokes Last," what distinctive item of clothing does Tyson wear?
(a) A blue and white ski jacket.
(b) An orange winter jacket.
(c) A New England Patriots hat.
(d) A camouflage-patterned hunting cap.

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

15. In "Safe Harbor," what has David come to the clinic to bring his mother?
(a) Paperwork.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Money.
(d) Identification.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?

2. In "Half-Life," what color does David find his hands are stained?

3. In "Night of the Living Rez," what has Frick been expressing paranoid thoughts about?

4. In "Earth, Speak," what is the bad smell outside Daryl's uncle's cabin coming from?

5. What techniques are used in "Safe Harbor" when David says "sharp pine trees clutter and lean into each other, and cardinals and finches flutter and jet from tree to tree" (127)?

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