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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. What does Estelle's son say white people often think Indians are?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Shamanic geniuses.
(c) Primitive.
(d) Poor and uneducated.

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

3. From where is the taxi driver in "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Spain.
(d) Portugal.

4. What does Sharon give David for his fortieth birthday?
(a) A set of golf clubs.
(b) A painting.
(c) A T-shirt referring to the lost cat.
(d) A Tarot card reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Estelle's son say he sometimes feels like instead of her son?

2. What kind of women are most of Estelle's friends?

3. What did the taxi driver study at Oxford?

4. What does Marie want William to do instead of catch his plane?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think Estelle fails to help the bleeding woman in the final scene of the story and how does this failure affect her relationship with her son?

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

6. What are the similarities between Fekadu and William in "Flight Patterns"?

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

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

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

10. How does the title of the story "Do You Know Where I Am?" relate to the story?

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