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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. Who does William call at the end of "Flight Patterns"?
(a) His boss.
(b) Marie.
(c) Fedaku.
(d) His neighbor.

2. What health problem does William have?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) Indigestion.

3. What does Sharon confess to David one night in "Do You Know Where I Am?"
(a) She's an alcoholic.
(b) She's had an affair.
(c) She's been fired from her job.
(d) She has gambled their mortgage money away.

4. What kind of work does William do?
(a) He's an accountant.
(b) He drives a semi.
(c) He's a salesman.
(d) He programs computers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements is not marital advice Estelle gives her son?

2. How long has it been since the taxi driver in "Flight Patterns" has seen his children?

3. Whose pow-wow dance regalia does Jackson think he spots in a pawnshop window?

4. What does the taxi driver say when passengers ask him if he's East Coast or West Coast?

5. What did the taxi driver study at Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Estelle decide to do the summer her son turns thirteen, and how does her decision affect her son?

2. What is Real Change and how is it involved in Jackson's quest for his grandmother's regalia?

3. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?

4. Describe Estelle's relationship with her son in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above."

5. Describe what Sharon and David do with their children on the day Sharon confesses her infidelity and what it indicates about Sharon and David's relationship.

6. With their education and prosperity, David and Sharon are well assimilated into mainstream American culture. Does "Do You Know Where I Am?" contain examples of the effects of Native American culture in their lives?

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

9. How does the lost cat illustrate the story's theme of redemption in "Do You Know Where I Am?"

10. Why does Jackson consider himself an "effective" homeless man?

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