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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. Whose pow-wow dance regalia does Jackson think he spots in a pawnshop window?
(a) His tribal chief's.
(b) His grandmother's.
(c) His father's.
(d) His own.

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

3. What do Estelle and her son frequently forget?
(a) Their students' names.
(b) Their address.
(c) Where they park their cars.
(d) Their birthdays.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose music is William listening to at the beginning of "Flight Patterns"?

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

3. What identifies the regalia in the pawnshop window as the property of the person to whom Jackson thinks it once belonged?

4. What does William's daughter in "Flight Patterns" fear will happen to him after September 11th?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what is David's family background and is it the stereotypical background for an Indian?

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

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

6. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what is Sharon's family background and is it the stereotypical background for an Indian?

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

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

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

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

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