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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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 talking about his past in therapy.
(b) During his brief marriage.
(c) When he was working in North Carolina.
(d) After his mother finally passed away.

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

5. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?
(a) His mother has lost her job.
(b) Paige is in rehab.
(c) There is not enough food money.
(d) His mother is trying to quit smoking.

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

7. In "Earth, Speak," what is the implied reason that David lost his take-home privileges at the methadone clinic?
(a) He threatened the nurse practitioner.
(b) He has been selling the take-home doses.
(c) He has been doubling up on his doses.
(d) He missed an appointment.

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

9. In "Half-Life," what do David's mother and grandmother both ask him at different times?
(a) Whether he is sleeping.
(b) Why he broke up with Tabitha.
(c) When he is going to get a job.
(d) Whether he has heard from Paige.

10. In "Earth, Speak," what surprises David about the inside of Daryl's cabin?
(a) How expensive the furnishings are.
(b) How cold it is.
(c) How much furniture is missing.
(d) How clean it is.

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

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

13. 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) Floods and drowning.
(c) Avalanches and being buried.
(d) Tornadoes and blowing away.

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

15. In "Half-Life," what is the implied reason that David throws up as soon as he gets home to his mother's house?
(a) He is upset about disappointing his mother and grandmother again.
(b) He is suffering from drug withdrawal.
(c) He has a hangover from drinking the night before.
(d) He ate spoiled food at Fellis's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Earth, Speak," what rumor does Beth share about Ralph Nelson?

2. In "Night of the Living Rez," what movie do the boys joke about that makes David hungry for fry bread?

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

4. 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?

5. In "Smokes Last," what distinctive item of clothing does Tyson wear?

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