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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 long does the pawnshop owner give Jackson to come back with the money to redeem the regalia?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Ten days.

2. What does Sharon confess to David one night in "Do You Know Where I Am?"
(a) She has gambled their mortgage money away.
(b) She's been fired from her job.
(c) She's an alcoholic.
(d) She's had an affair.

3. What does Jackson try to sell to earn money to redeem the pow-wow regalia from the pawnshop?
(a) Drugs.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His blood.
(d) Newspapers.

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

5. 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) Befriended white people.
(b) Supported women's rights.
(c) Loved and failed each other.
(d) Taught at the community college.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Estelle's son engaged to when he meets the woman he eventually marries?

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

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

4. What does Sharon's confession initially make David want to do to her?

5. How does Jackson get the pow-wow regalia at the end of "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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