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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. What does Deborah think of Gabe's talking while she is trying to practice as?
(a) A welcome encouragement.
(b) A whole crowd chanting Indians Go Home.
(c) A fly buzzing around her eyes.
(d) A desperate old man trying to claim some of her glory.

2. What do the Indian men wear in the sweat?
(a) They wear underwear.
(b) They are naked.
(c) They wear bracelets and socks.
(d) They wear traditional headdress.

3. How much money does Denorah win from Gabe in Part III?
(a) $100.
(b) $40.
(c) $80.
(d) $60.

4. What puzzles Gabe about the circumstances of Lewis's death?
(a) Why he had killed his own dog before he died.
(b) Why he had killed so many elk before he died.
(c) Why he had been holding the elk calf, especially at this time of year.
(d) Why he had killed himself.

5. Who is Gabe's daughter?
(a) Denorah.
(b) Shaney.
(c) Peta.
(d) Jo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gabe drink when he visits the grave in Part III?

2. Who does Gabe insinuate told Denorah about the Thanksgiving Classic?

3. How does Gabe kill Cassidy in Part IV?

4. What does Gabe touch on his face when he is nervous?

5. Who is Cassidy's girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Victor when he discovers the Elk Spirit?

2. What is Victor's role in the sweat ceremony?

3. How does Nathan Yellow Tail feel about the sweat ceremony?

4. What does the Elk Spirit do to make sure she keeps an eye on Gabe in Part III?

5. What does Jo tell Cassidy in Part IV about her leaving town the next day?

6. Why are elk afraid of trains?

7. Who does Denorah see outside her eighth-grade geography window in Part III, and why is that person there?

8. Why do Cass's dogs get so aggressive when Gabe drives up in his truck?

9. What are the purposes of a sweat ceremony?

10. What did Gabe tell the reservation dogs the night he fed them the last of the elk from his father's freezer?

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