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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sharon's parents do for a living?
(a) They're architects.
(b) They're musicians.
(c) They're lawyers.
(d) They own a convenience store.

2. How many children do David and Sharon have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

3. What does Jackson buy with his initial twenty-five dollars?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A haircut and shave.
(c) Food.
(d) Alcohol.

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

5. About what does William sometimes fantasize?
(a) A new job.
(b) Winning the lottery.
(c) Being a hero.
(d) Other women and possible lives with them.

6. How does Jackson get the pow-wow regalia at the end of "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?
(a) He steals it.
(b) He wins the lottery and redeems it.
(c) Officer Williams loans him the money to redeem it.
(d) The pawnshop owner gives it to him.

7. Why is the regalia Jackson spots in the pawnshop window no longer in the possession of its rightful owner?
(a) The original owner gave it away.
(b) The original owner pawned it.
(c) It was stolen fifty years earlier.
(d) The original owner sold it.

8. How does William wear his hair?
(a) Long and in two braids.
(b) In a ponytail.
(c) Short.
(d) He shaves his head.

9. What does Marie in "Flight Patterns" do for a living?
(a) She's a model.
(b) She's a teacher.
(c) She's a secretary.
(d) She's a stay-at-home wife and mom.

10. What kind of women are most of Estelle's friends?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Homeless women.
(c) White liberals.
(d) Spokane Indians.

11. Near the end of "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above," what do Estelle and her son notice on the back of the white dress of a woman walking along the street?
(a) A big grass stain.
(b) A paint stain.
(c) A large tear.
(d) A large blood stain.

12. What does David's mother do for a living?
(a) She's a corporate attorney.
(b) She's a dentist.
(c) She's an actress.
(d) She's a seamstress.

13. What is Estelle's real name in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above"?
(a) Estelle Red Blanket.
(b) Amanda Sue Dickerson.
(c) Estelle Miller.
(d) Sarah Jane Parker.

14. What does Estelle's son like about Indian men?
(a) Their healing magic.
(b) Their long hair, colorful clothes, and singing and dancing.
(c) Their ceremonies.
(d) Their totems.

15. Who are Rose of Sharon and Junior in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?
(a) Jackson's neighbors.
(b) Jackson's children.
(c) Homeless friends who hang out with Jackson.
(d) Jackson's siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the pawnshop owner tell Jackson it will cost to redeem the regalia?

2. What does Estelle's son say white people often think Indians are?

3. For what physical feature is Estelle's son known?

4. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what does David do when the lost cat's owner comes to reclaim him.

5. What two things do David and Sharon have in common when they meet?

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