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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 color does David find his hands are stained?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

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

4. In "Night of the Living Rez," when the rain finally stops, what do JP, David, and Tyson spend the day doing?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Tubing.
(c) Canoeing.
(d) Swimming.

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

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

8. In "Earth, Speak," what does David steal from Daryl's cabin?
(a) An iPod.
(b) Pills.
(c) Money.
(d) An ash basket.

9. In "Earth, Speak," what rumor does Beth share about Ralph Nelson?
(a) He is starting a new lumber business.
(b) He is selling fake Native art.
(c) He is about to be evicted.
(d) He is going to run for tribal council.

10. In "Earth, Speak," why is David so sick in the period right after he runs from the police?
(a) He ate spoiled food at Ralph's.
(b) He has hypothermia.
(c) He has an infected wound on his forehead.
(d) He is suffering from withdrawal.

11. 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 has a hangover from drinking the night before.
(b) He is suffering from drug withdrawal.
(c) He ate spoiled food at Fellis's house.
(d) He is upset about disappointing his mother and grandmother again.

12. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does Bedogi sleep in?
(a) A dresser drawer.
(b) An ash basket.
(c) David's old crib.
(d) A cardboard box.

13. In "The Name Means Thunder," what kind of narrator is David portraying himself as when he describes telling this story to his therapist and ex-wife?
(a) Biased.
(b) Unreliable.
(c) Objective.
(d) Detached.

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

15. In "The Name Means Thunder," what causes Paige's baby to be sick when he is born?
(a) An immature respiratory system.
(b) A heart defect.
(c) Fetal alcohol syndrome.
(d) Methadone withdrawal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Night of the Living Rez," when David gets home and turns the television off, what does he hear?

2. In "Safe Harbor," what kind of medication does David's mother regularly take?

3. In "Night of the Living Rez," who comes out of the woods, startling the boys when they are waiting for the pugwagee?

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

5. In "Night of the Living Rez," when David's mother drops a fork, what does she say this means?

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