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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the video of the author counting to ten, what language was she speaking?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Lushootseed.
(c) French.
(d) English.

2. Where did the author fall in love with Brandon?
(a) A party after a punk show.
(b) An all-ages concert.
(c) In the woods behind her family's trailer.
(d) A construction site.

3. What was the weather when the author's great-grandmother died?
(a) Dry but cold.
(b) Unseasonably warm, with light rain.
(c) A snowstorm.
(d) Beautiful and clear.

4. What did Brandon bring to the author when he got back from Australia?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) Apology flowers.
(d) Congratulatory flowers.

5. What was the author's wedding ring made of?
(a) White gold.
(b) Rose gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Yellow gold.

6. Who gives the author her first two-piece bathing suit?
(a) Mother.
(b) Richard.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

7. What did the author and her sister bury near their trailer?
(a) Food.
(b) Lip gloss.
(c) Photos.
(d) Money.

8. What did the author's mother pour into the fire at the burning ceremony?
(a) Beer.
(b) Gatorade.
(c) Wine.
(d) Juice.

9. What movie's credits are playing when the author's uncle comes home from the bar?
(a) Aladdin.
(b) Dances with Wolves.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) The Little Mermaid.

10. What had the author's great-grandmother been teaching?
(a) History.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Lushootseed.
(d) Math.

11. What Ramones song did the author have in her head when Brandon told her he was going to Australia without her?
(a) I Wanna Be Sedated.
(b) We're a Happy Family.
(c) Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment.
(d) Needles and Pins.

12. What did the author's people make out of cattail grass?
(a) Sleeping mats.
(b) Ritual masks.
(c) Whisks.
(d) Dresses.

13. Why did the author return early to the States?
(a) A fight with Brandon's bandmate.
(b) A family emergency.
(c) Brandon breaking up with her.
(d) Walking pheumonia.

14. How old was Comptia when she died?
(a) 22.
(b) 78.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

15. What was Comptia Koholowish's new name?
(a) Comptia Johnson.
(b) Mrs. Jane Johnson.
(c) Susie.
(d) Sasha Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Slovenian village remind the author of?

2. How did the author nearly die after her wedding?

3. Where did grandmother order Sasha Doll from?

4. What did the author do when Brandon asked her how long she was going to allow her trauma to be her whole life?

5. How old was Comptia when she saw the ships?

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