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

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

3. 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) Ten days.
(d) One week.

4. How much does the pawnshop owner tell Jackson it will cost to redeem the regalia?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) Nine hundred and ninety nine dollars.

5. For what physical feature is Estelle's son known?
(a) His cleft chin.
(b) His long hair.
(c) His long eyelashes.
(d) His full lips.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the taxi driver in "Flight Patterns" has seen his children?

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

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

4. What happens to Sharon when she and David are sixty-six years old?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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