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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. Who gives Jackson his first twenty dollars for redeeming the pow-wow regalia from the pawn shop?
(a) Junior.
(b) Rose of Sharon.
(c) The pawnshop owner.
(d) Officer Williams.

2. What does Sharon give David for his fortieth birthday?
(a) A T-shirt referring to the lost cat.
(b) A Tarot card reading.
(c) A set of golf clubs.
(d) A painting.

3. What kind of Indian is Sharon?
(a) Spokane.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Apache.

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

5. About what does William sometimes fantasize?
(a) Other women and possible lives with them.
(b) Winning the lottery.
(c) Being a hero.
(d) A new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Estelle's son like about Indian men?

2. What story does Sharon tell at every family gathering during her long marriage to David?

3. What does Estelle's son say he sometimes feels like instead of her son?

4. How many children do David and Sharon have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jackson's relationship with Kay?

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

3. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How does the lost cat illustrate the story's theme of redemption in "Do You Know Where I Am?"

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