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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. How many children do David and Sharon have?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.
2. Who does William call at the end of "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Marie.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) Fedaku.
(d) His boss.
3. What do both Estelle and her son do for a living?
(a) Make Indian jewelry.
(b) Teach at a community college.
(c) Practice law.
(d) Practice medicine.
4. Why do David and Sharon each spend their college graduation day alone?
(a) Their families don't like each other.
(b) They are each moving to different cities.
(c) They graduate from different schools.
(d) They break up temporarily because of David's lie.
5. What kind of women are most of Estelle's friends?
(a) Spokane Indians.
(b) White liberals.
(c) Homeless women.
(d) Republicans.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do David and Sharon meet in "Do You Know Where I Am?"
2. In what year does "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" begin?
3. What identifies the regalia in the pawnshop window as the property of the person to whom Jackson thinks it once belonged?
4. Why did the taxi driver leave his birth country?
5. What does Marie want William to do instead of catch his plane?
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. What is William's relationship with his wife in "Flight Patterns"?
3. What is Jackson's relationship with Kay?
4. In what ways is the title "Flight Patterns" related to the story?
5. Describe Estelle's relationship with her son in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above."
6. Regarding "Flight Patterns," discuss William's familiarity with Donna Fargo and Patsy Cline and what it indicates.
7. What are the similarities between Fekadu and William in "Flight Patterns"?
8. Why do you think Jackson is so eager to redeem his grandmother's powwow regalia?
9. What does Estelle decide to do the summer her son turns thirteen, and how does her decision affect her son?
10. What is Real Change and how is it involved in Jackson's quest for his grandmother's regalia?
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