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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Sharon tell at every family gathering during her long marriage to David?
(a) The lost cat story.
(b) Their wedding day story.
(c) Their first meeting story.
(d) Their first child's birth story.

2. Which of the following statements is not marital advice Estelle gives her son?
(a) Vacuum.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Give your wife expensive gifts.
(d) Do the laundry.

3. When Sharon calls David a liar at the end of "Do You Know Where I Am?", how many times does David say he has lied to his wife?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Once.
(c) Countless times.
(d) Never.

4. After Jackson spends his lottery winnings, who gives him another twenty-five dollars?
(a) Rose of Sharon.
(b) Junior.
(c) Officer Williams.
(d) The pawnshop owner.

5. Where do David and Sharon meet in "Do You Know Where I Am?"
(a) At high school.
(b) In a hamburger restaurant.
(c) On the Spokane Indian reservation.
(d) At a Catholic college in Seattle.

6. What identifies the regalia in the pawnshop window as the property of the person to whom Jackson thinks it once belonged?
(a) A stain on the sleeve.
(b) The design of the beadwork.
(c) A yellow bead under the armpits.
(d) The red fringe.

7. What does Estelle do after she spots the woman in the white dress?
(a) Stops her car but doesn't get out to assist the woman.
(b) Ignores the woman.
(c) Rolls down her window and beckons the woman.
(d) Honks her horn at the woman.

8. What does Marie want William to do instead of catch his plane?
(a) Drive the kids to school.
(b) Quit his job.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Stay in bed and make love.

9. How much money does Jackson win at the lottery?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Eight thousand dollars.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

10. Which of the following is not a trait Estelle's son identifies as a negative aspect of being an Indian?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Low self-esteem.
(c) Misogyny and lateral violence.
(d) Educational opportunities.

11. What does Estelle's son say he sometimes feels like instead of her son?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her student.

12. How long has it been since the taxi driver in "Flight Patterns" has seen his children?
(a) One year.
(b) Many years.
(c) One month.
(d) Two years.

13. How old is Estelle's son at the beginning of the story?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Thirty.

14. How is Marie's hair in "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Dyed blonde.
(b) Always unkempt and wild.
(c) Short and neatly brushed.
(d) Curly.

15. What do Estelle and her son frequently forget?
(a) Their address.
(b) Their students' names.
(c) Where they park their cars.
(d) Their birthdays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David's mother do for a living?

2. In what year does "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" begin?

3. What does Sharon's confession initially make David want to do to her?

4. Once David and she find the cat, what does Sharon remember seeing in the newspaper the previous week?

5. Who is Estelle's son engaged to when he meets the woman he eventually marries?

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