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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 "Smokes Last," what is David's intention when he tells JP that Tyson said he is too heavy for the rope swing?
(a) He is teasing Tyson by trying to rile up JP against him.
(b) He is hoping that JP will be angry and decide not to play the game.
(c) He wants JP to be aware of how Tyson talks about him behind his back.
(d) He wants JP to understand that he is too old for things like rope swings.

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

3. In "The Name Means Thunder," why is David at school while Paige is having her baby?
(a) His mother cannot cope with him being underfoot when she needs to focus her attention on Paige.
(b) His mother is afraid he is getting sick and does not want to risk him spreading germs to the new baby.
(c) He is excited to present his project on the planets and wants to go to school instead of the hospital.
(d) He is always behind in his classes, and his mother does not want him to miss any more school.

4. 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 attitude of the nurses.
(d) The fit of his mother's clothing.

5. In "Half-Life," when David is waiting for Meekew to get home, where is Meekew?
(a) In jail.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) At his college.
(d) At David's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Smokes Last," what does David steal from Tyson's house?

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

4. What techniques are used in "Safe Harbor" when David says "sharp pine trees clutter and lean into each other, and cardinals and finches flutter and jet from tree to tree" (127)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Earth, Speak," how does a comment from Tabitha seem paradoxical to David?

2. In "Earth, Speak," why is Fellis so angry at Daryl?

3. In "Smokes Last," what is the rhetorical function of the grilled cheese burning?

4. 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?

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

6. In "The Name Means Thunder," what is ambiguous about Bedogi's manner of death, and why?

7. 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?

8. In "Night of the Living Rez," what is David's rhetorical purpose in describing the details of how his mother is driving as she questions him about his father?

9. In "Smokes Last," how do the events taking place in David's life parallel the events in Frick's stories from his youth, and what is the significance of this parallel?

10. In "Smokes Last," what story does Frick tell about shooting in his childhood, and how does it reinforce a motif in the way he relates to David?

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