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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," what does David say his mother lost at a restaurant?
(a) Her denture.
(b) Her tribal enrollment card.
(c) Her wedding ring.
(d) Her glasses.

2. In "Earth, Speak," what is the implied reason for Fellis's questions about Daryl's iPod?
(a) He suspects that Daryl took it from Lily's room.
(b) He suspects that his aunt traded it to Daryl for pills.
(c) He wonders where Daryl got money for such an expensive device.
(d) He has been trying to get himself an iPod for months.

3. In "Night of the Living Rez," why is the road by the football field closed off?
(a) For elder and disabled parking for Community Days.
(b) For the convenience of the film crew.
(c) For repair crews to resurface the road.
(d) For vendor loading and unloading during Community Days.

4. In "Half-Life," what color does David find his hands are stained?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

5. In "Half-Life," which earlier story does David allude to when he is telling Fellis a story from his childhood?
(a) "The Blessing Tobacco."
(b) "Food for the Common Cold."
(c) "Smokes Last."
(d) "In a Jar."

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

7. 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)?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Polysyndeton.
(d) Antimetabole.

8. In "Night of the Living Rez," who comes out of the woods, startling the boys when they are waiting for the pugwagee?
(a) Paige.
(b) Frick.
(c) David's mother.
(d) Meekew.

9. In "Half-Life," what is David covered in when he flees his grandmother's house?
(a) His grandmother's clothes.
(b) Bacon grease.
(c) His mother's baby blanket.
(d) Red paint.

10. In "Night of the Living Rez," when David gets home and turns the television off, what does he hear?
(a) Frick drumming.
(b) Paige screaming.
(c) The film crew van.
(d) Goog'ooks whispering.

11. In "Safe Harbor," what is the name of the woman that asks David to get her some cigarettes?
(a) Norma.
(b) Meryl.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Donna.

12. 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) Fire and being burned.
(b) Tornadoes and blowing away.
(c) Floods and drowning.
(d) Avalanches and being buried.

13. In "Night of the Living Rez," how does David feel the world changes each time he comes home from a visit to his father?
(a) It is colder.
(b) It is grayer.
(c) It is wetter.
(d) It is darker.

14. In "Smokes Last," what item of clothing is Tyson constantly trying, unsuccessfully, to keep clean?
(a) His pants.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His hat.
(d) His shoes.

15. How old is David when "The Name Means Thunder" takes place?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Smokes Last," what thematic motif does the setting of the clearing in the woods symbolically reinforce?

2. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does David attribute his temporary blindness to?

3. In "Half-Life," when David is waiting for Meekew to get home, where is Meekew?

4. In "The Name Means Thunder," how does David's mother's memory differ from David's?

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

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