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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. 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.

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

3. After Jackson spends his lottery winnings, who gives him another twenty-five dollars?
(a) The pawnshop owner.
(b) Officer Williams.
(c) Junior.
(d) Rose of Sharon.

4. What does William's daughter in "Flight Patterns" fear will happen to him after September 11th?
(a) That his plane will be hijacked by terrorists.
(b) That he will be mistaken for a terrorist.
(c) That his plane will crash.
(d) That he will leave her and Marie.

5. What happens to Sharon when she and David are sixty-six years old?
(a) She catches a burglar.
(b) She develops a terminal case of cancer.
(c) She falls in love with another man.
(d) She breaks a hip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharon give David for his fortieth birthday?

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

3. What does Estelle's answering machine message say she's probably out doing?

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

5. How does William wear his hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do you think Jackson is so eager to redeem his grandmother's powwow regalia?

6. Why can't Fekadu return to Ethiopia?

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

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

9. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?

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

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