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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. For what was Thomas' father known?
(a) As a chief.
(b) As a war hero.
(c) As a star basketball player.
(d) As an excellent hunter.

2. From whom does a FedEx package arrive?
(a) A bar owner on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
(b) A tavern in Seattle.
(c) The Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) Chess.

3. What story does Thomas tell when they are talking about Christianity and the Indians?
(a) The story of Wounded Knee.
(b) How so many orphans were taken from the reservations.
(c) The story of the retaking of Alcatraz.
(d) The story of Little Big Horn.

4. Why does Robert need a particular woman on the reservation?
(a) To marry him.
(b) To get rid of his sickness.
(c) To help him find his brother.
(d) To weave him a magical blanket.

5. Why did Junior start to drink?
(a) Victor pushed him to do it.
(b) He thought the girls would like him more.
(c) He likes the taste of whiskey.
(d) He thinks he plays better music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Victor want to do when he finds out they will be competing against twenty bands?

2. Who are upset with the men playing music?

3. What market place in Seattle does the band visit?

4. What do the cops do to Lester when they are playing ball?

5. Who does Thomas think should pay for their motel in Seattle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Thomas and Chess do when Victor and Junior are sleeping in the van?

2. How does the song "Reservation Blues" come about?

3. Why can't Chess sleep in the van due to Junior?

4. What does the guitar do about Thomas singing to Chess, and what does Chess eventually do?

5. How did Thomas' father, Samuel, end up playing basketball against six police officers when he was younger?

6. What does Thomas ask Chess about her church, what is her response and what story does he tell that starts her crying?

7. What does Victor dream about that involves his mother and his stepfather?

8. What does Chess ask Thomas about religion and how does Thomas respond?

9. What does Thomas do with the guitar Johnson left in his van and what do Victor and Junior say to Thomas about the guitar? What do they do to the guitar?

10. What does Thomas do after the show at Flathead?

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