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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 at the end of the story that he and his mother have done all his life and will keep doing until one eventually buries the other?
(a) Loved and failed each other.
(b) Befriended white people.
(c) Taught at the community college.
(d) Supported women's rights.

2. What does Jackson say is the only thing at which he's ever been good or effective?
(a) Being homeless.
(b) Making jewelry.
(c) Making love.
(d) Selling shoes.

3. What kind of Indian is David?
(a) Lakota.
(b) Apache.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Spokane.

4. Once David and she find the cat, what does Sharon remember seeing in the newspaper the previous week?
(a) A photo of her rival for David.
(b) A lost-cat ad.
(c) An ad for engagement rings.
(d) A want ad for her dream job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Sharon tell at every family gathering during her long marriage to David?

2. Why is the regalia Jackson spots in the pawnshop window no longer in the possession of its rightful owner?

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

4. For what does William in "Flight Patterns" always scan airports and airplanes?

5. What do Sharon's parents do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is William's relationship with his wife in "Flight Patterns"?

2. 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.

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

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

6. What is Jackson's relationship with Kay?

7. 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?

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

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

10. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?

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