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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the video of that Sonja describes watching repeatedly on the computer in Chapter 3?
(a) A kitten.
(b) An orangutan.
(c) A platypus.
(d) An octopus.

2. Maria describes a recurring dream of hers in which a stranger carries what animal?
(a) An owl.
(b) A bluejay.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A muskrat.

3. What does Wyatt say his drama teacher at school drives in Chapter 5?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A Jeep.
(c) A Jaguar.
(d) A Corvette.

4. When was Tsala killed?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1836.

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

6. What does the phrase "Ave atque vale" (9) translate to in English?
(a) I love you.
(b) Hale and farewell.
(c) I will see you tomorrow.
(d) Further down the road.

7. What did Maria's doctor prescribe for her after Ray-Ray's death?
(a) Xanax.
(b) Lithium.
(c) Percocet.
(d) Prozac.

8. What objects does Edgar observe about Jackson's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Stuffed animals.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Guitars.
(d) Model airplanes.

9. 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) Colette.
(b) George Sand.
(c) Marguerite Duras.
(d) Simone de Beauvoir.

10. What taste does Edgar describe permeating his mouth on the train ride in Chapter 6?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Battery acid.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Chewing gum.

11. Who brings Wyatt to Maria and Ernest's home in Chapter 5?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Bernice.

12. What is the weather like when Sonja walks outside of Vin's home nude in Chapter 7?
(a) Sleeting.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Raining.
(d) Foggy.

13. What grade does Wyatt say he is in at school in Chapter 5?
(a) 6th grade.
(b) 8th grade.
(c) 9th grade.
(d) 7th grade.

14. Whose sunglasses does Edgar put on before going to sleep in Chapter 2?
(a) Rae's.
(b) Ray-Ray's.
(c) Sonja's.
(d) Erwin's.

15. Where was Sonja working when she began watching Vin Hoff with his son, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?
(a) A public library.
(b) A nursery.
(c) A preschool.
(d) A night club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vin offer to make for dinner when Sonja is at his house in Chapter 7?

2. Next to what does Tsala say he first found Clara in Chapter 8?

3. When was the signing of the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation?

4. What instrument did Rae's dad play?

5. What did Tsala's wife adorn her husband and son with before burying them?

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