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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. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what does David do when the lost cat's owner comes to reclaim him.
(a) Hide the cat so he can keep it.
(b) Offer to keep the cat.
(c) Demand a reward.
(d) Lie about his role in finding the cat, taking all the credit.

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

3. For what does William in "Flight Patterns" always scan airports and airplanes?
(a) Coffee and donuts.
(b) Attaché cases that look like they could be bombs.
(c) Security guards and cops.
(d) Little brown guys who reek of fundamentalism.

4. Whose music is William listening to at the beginning of "Flight Patterns"?
(a) The Beatles' music.
(b) Madonna's music.
(c) Patsy Cline's music.
(d) The Rolling Stones' music.

5. What does Estelle's answering machine message say she's probably out doing?
(a) Climbing a dormant volcano.
(b) Romancing a man.
(c) Bungee jumping.
(d) Parachuting from a plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the pawnshop owner give Jackson to come back with the money to redeem the regalia?

2. How does William wear his hair?

3. What do both Estelle and her son do for a living?

4. Where do David and Sharon find a lost cat?

5. How is Marie's hair in "Flight Patterns"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jackson's relationship with Officer Williams in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem."

2. What factors do you think contribute to and help perpetuate Jackson's homelessness in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?

3. Why does Estelle's son say he doesn't know what an Indian is supposed to be?

4. What is Jackson's relationship with Kay?

5. In what ways is the title "Flight Patterns" related to the story?

6. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?

7. How are white people depicted in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" and how does this depiction compare to Estelle's opinion of white people?

8. In what ways does "Flight Patterns" reflect that it takes place in a post-September 11th world?

9. Regarding "Flight Patterns," discuss William's familiarity with Donna Fargo and Patsy Cline and what it indicates.

10. Why can't Fekadu return to Ethiopia?

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