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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," when David's mother drops a fork, what does she say this means?
(a) Strangers are coming.
(b) Bad luck for the household.
(c) They will go hungry.
(d) Spirits are watching.

2. 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) After his mother finally passed away.
(c) When talking about his past in therapy.
(d) During his brief marriage.

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

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

5. In "Safe Harbor," what is David's intent when he tells his mother that she is hallucinating?
(a) To let her know that her delusions can be dangerous.
(b) To tease her and make her laugh.
(c) To make it clear that his perspective is more accurate.
(d) To upset her and make her doubt herself.

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

7. In "Safe Harbor," what is David constantly unsatisfied with throughout his visit to the clinic?
(a) The cleanliness of the facility.
(b) The temperature of his coffee.
(c) The fit of his mother's clothing.
(d) The attitude of the nurses.

8. In "Smokes Last," what does David steal from Tyson's house?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Pork rinds.
(d) Twenty dollars.

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

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

11. In "Safe Harbor," what techniques are used when David says that laughing with his mother "scrapes the dark and grimy walls inside" him (129)?
(a) Understatement and allusion.
(b) Synecdoche and understatement.
(c) Allusion and metaphor.
(d) Metaphor and synecdoche.

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

13. 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.

14. In "Earth, Speak," where is the first place David goes after he leaves Ralph's place?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) Meekew's apartment.
(c) Beth's house.
(d) Tabitha's apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Safe Harbor," what word does David say his mother hates?

3. In "Smokes Last," what is David's intention when he tells JP that Tyson said he is too heavy for the rope swing?

4. In "Half-Life," what slang word do David and Fellis use to refer to the pills they are both taking?

5. In "The Name Means Thunder," what techniques are used when David says that the sun will eventually "expand and swallow the Earth like food" (265)?

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