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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ailment does Ernest struggle with in Chapter 1?
(a) Pancreatic cancer.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Alzheimer's disease.

2. What kind of sports injury led to Edgar abandoning all sports in high school?
(a) A basketball injury.
(b) A hockey injury.
(c) A baseball injury.
(d) A soccer injury.

3. What did Tsala's wife adorn her husband and son with before burying them?
(a) Bows and arrows.
(b) Gold and jewelry.
(c) Animal skins and food.
(d) Acorns and pine nuts.

4. What does the petrified coral represent in "The Story of Laoka" in Chapter 8?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Love's wisdom.
(c) The healing of a heart from sadness.
(d) The thought of future generations.

5. According to the narrative in Chapter 3, what French writer "was in her forties when she was rumored to have had a sexual affair with her sixteen-year-old stepson" (38)?
(a) George Sand.
(b) Colette.
(c) Marguerite Duras.
(d) Simone de Beauvoir.

6. In what town does Jackson tell Edgar they are in in Chapter 6?
(a) The Deadening Land.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) Quah.
(d) The Darkening Land.

7. What animals does Edgar see out the window tearing through garbage in Chapter 6?
(a) Bears.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Hounds.

8. Who told Tsala the "Story of the Boy with Prophetic Visions" (41)?
(a) Dragging Canoe.
(b) Night Hawk.
(c) Twisted Beard.
(d) Cave Dragon.

9. What does the topaz represent in "The Story of Laoka" in Chapter 8?
(a) The retribution of the ancestors.
(b) The healing of a heart from sadness.
(c) Love's wisdom.
(d) The thought of future generations.

10. Where did Rae spend her summers growing up?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Houston.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Austin.

11. How old does Maria say Edward is in Chapter 1?
(a) 69.
(b) 71.
(c) 74.
(d) 77.

12. What does Vin order for Sonja at the coffee shop in Chapter 7?
(a) A latte.
(b) A chai tea.
(c) A cappuccino.
(d) A black coffee.

13. How long does Sonja wait after Vin's message to call him back in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

14. What animal does Sonja describe hearing when she arrives at Vin's house with him in Chapter 7?
(a) An owl.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A chicken.

15. What sports game does Jackson describe working on in Chapter 6?
(a) War Quest.
(b) New World.
(c) The Darkening.
(d) Thorpe 3D.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Laoka give to Tsala to make her fall in love with him in "The Story of Laoka" in Chapter 8?

2. For how many years did Maria work as a social worker for the tribe before retiring?

3. What instrument did Rae's dad play?

4. What did the book on Cherokee healing say the black-eyed Susan plant can cure in Chapter 5?

5. Sonja says when Vin came up to her at the bar in Chapter 3 that he reminded her of what musician?

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