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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 was the author researching for her thesis?
(a) The women of her family.
(b) PTSD.
(c) The Seattle punk scene.
(d) Skagit River.

2. What color was the author's lipstick at the reading?
(a) Black.
(b) Terracotta brown.
(c) Fire-engine red.
(d) Cherry red.

3. What housewarming gift did the author's parents bring?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A collection of photographs.
(c) Paintings and a cedar box.
(d) The writings of the author's grandmother.

4. At the concert with Brandon, what song did the author feel was sung only to her?
(a) Dress.
(b) This Mess We're In.
(c) Down by the Water.
(d) Dry.

5. When he looked at the ultrasound photo, what did Brandon compare their baby to?
(a) The Death Star.
(b) The moon.
(c) An alien.
(d) Yoda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when a Coast Salish marriage ends?

2. Which tribe contacts the author about a piece of land?

3. Who did the author first call to take her to Skagit River?

4. What pet did the author have?

5. After leaving Brandon, what was the one object in the house where the author stayed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author realize about her dream of Uncle Ron?

2. What was the author's property in Lummi Bay like?

3. Why did the author try to dye her hair blue?

4. How did the author want to decorate the nursery?

5. How did the author feel about the trip to Hawaii with Brandon's family?

6. What does a burning ceremony involve?

7. How did the author's white friends respond to the idea of her selling the land that she had inherited?

8. What concert experience did the author have after the miscarriage?

9. When the author picked Brandon up from the airport, how did their conversation go?

10. What agreement did Richard and the author reach about their relationship?

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