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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. What does the word hədiw mean?
(a) Come in.
(b) Dance.
(c) Friend.
(d) Healing.

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

3. What color was the dress that the author wore to her naming ceremony?
(a) Brown.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. Where did the author's family live after the trailer?
(a) A community center.
(b) A relative's house.
(c) A campground.
(d) A church.

5. What left marks near the stovetop in the trailer?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A thrown glass.
(c) Fry-bread fires.
(d) Crayons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did the author eat the night she threw up?

2. Where did the author want to go for her honeymoon?

3. What was Percy Woodcock's job?

4. What Bikini Kill song was playing when the author threw her bouquet?

5. How did Comptia's family die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the land around the author's parents' home like?

2. Why was the Sasha Doll important to the author?

3. What did the author think about when she first saw Brandon?

4. When Brandon came back from Australia, what did he do to try to placate the author?

5. How did the author feel about the idea of marriage?

6. When did the author tell Brandon the details of her childhood trauma?

7. What was Comptia's village like?

8. How did the author feel about living in the church attic?

9. What was the significance of linoleum to the author's great-great-grandmother?

10. What compromise did the author reach with Brandon regarding the trip to Australia?

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