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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "Smokes Last," what is David's mother making for dinner?
(a) Corn fritters.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Bologna sandwiches.
(d) Grilled cheese.

2. In "Smokes Last," why does David's mother keep reminding him to bring the mail in?
(a) She is waiting for some medical paperwork.
(b) She is waiting for a disability check.
(c) She is hoping it will contain a check from David's father.
(d) She is hoping that Paige will finally write home.

3. In "Half-Life," how many days does David manage to go without taking any Klonopin?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Zero.
(d) Four.

4. 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) "In a Jar."
(d) "Smokes Last."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," where has David recently gotten a job?

2. In "The Name Means Thunder," why does David's mother not want Frick to go look for Paige?

3. In "Earth, Speak," what techniques are used when David says that "morning fog hovered above miles of pines like the nests of fall webworms in the crooks of brown branches" (199)?

4. In "Half-Life," how does David rationalize breaking into his grandmother's house?

5. In "Earth, Speak," what surprises David about the inside of Daryl's cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. When David is running from the police in "Earth, Speak," what help does he get from an unexpected source, and what evidence is there in the end of the story that this gesture mattered deeply to David?

2. In "Safe Harbor," what suspicion does David have about the worker outside the clinic in the beginning of the story that is borne out by the man's remarks near the story's end?

3. In "Night of the Living Rez," what are the pugwagees?

4. In "The Name Means Thunder," how does David's mother's behavior change once Bedogi is in the house?

5. In "Half-Life," what series of questions does David ask himself about his life?

6. In "Safe Harbor," when David is discussing his and his mother's trauma, what cryptic comment hints to the reader that he has yet to reveal some major source of trauma?

7. In "Night of the Living Rez," what does David think the woman has in the Gatorade bottle, and how does he later learn what the liquid really is?

8. Which details in "Half-Life" demonstrate that David does not fully trust Fellis?

9. What aspects of the narrative voice in "The Name Means Thunder" clarify for the reader the time period in which David is telling these stories?

10. In the beginning of "Smokes Last," what is ironic about David's mother's instructions to him before he leaves to play in the woods with his friends?

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