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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 old is Moses Montrose?
(a) 59.
(b) 65.
(c) 56.
(d) 60.

2. Where does Patrice's sister Vera live?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Bismarck.
(c) Sioux City.
(d) Minneapolis.

3. What type of wine does Juggie use when she slow cooks her beef stew?
(a) Elderberry wine.
(b) Chokecherry wine.
(c) Plum wine.
(d) Dandelion wine.

4. Where do Patrice and her mother haul her father to sleep off a drunken binge?
(a) Back porch.
(b) Shed.
(c) Basement.
(d) Tent.

5. In "Valentine's Days," how much money does Patrice leave under her mother's sugar can?
(a) $7.
(b) $8.
(c) $9.
(d) $6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Waterjack," what is the date of a notice to Vera that her electricity would be turned off?

2. How much is the pay to swim around in an ox costume?

3. When Louis Pipestone's son came home from Korea, how long was Louis silent after he saw his son?

4. Where was the government boarding school that Thaoms attended?

5. In "The Average Woman and the Empty Tank," what does Fee put in Thomas's earflap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job do Turtle Mountain women do at the jewel bearing plant?

2. What type of iron did Thomas buy Rose and why?

3. What happens on the train when a man tells Patrice that he wants her to trade seats with his wife?

4. Why does Patrice need time off work, and how does she get time off?

5. What is the Wazhashk farm like?

6. Why did Thomas go to boarding school?

7. What happens when Patrice gets a ride from the train station?

8. What is a short description of the bill that Congress wants to pass regarding the Indians?

9. Why does Patrice hope to have a watch someday?

10. What does Patrice have for lunch and why in "Lard on Bread"?

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