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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. Where did Opal and Jacquie go after the fled Ronald's house?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To a shelter their mother had previously taken them to.
(c) To a friend's house.
(d) To their grandmother's house.

2. What does Jacquie do to ensure she will not drink at the hotel?
(a) Pours all the bottles of alcohol down the drain.
(b) Throws all the bottles of alcohol out of the window.
(c) Ties her hands together so she can't get the bottles of alcohol.
(d) Moves the mini-fridge out of her room and into the hall.

3. What is the problem with Manny and Daniel's father?
(a) He gets drunk and beats their mother.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He is wanted by the police.
(d) He can not get a job.

4. How does Octavio's father die?
(a) He overdoses on drugs.
(b) He is shot in his own home in a reprisal for a theft his brother and son committed.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He is killed in a car crash.

5. What was the word written on the bat that Opal used to hit Ronald?
(a) Shield.
(b) Lightening.
(c) Storey.
(d) Chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tony hide the bullets at the powwow?

2. What kind of drug does Calvin use?

3. What does Jacquie frequently like to do at hotels?

4. Who does Harvey tell Jacquie he was drinking with in the desert they are crossing when he saw a strange vision?

5. A quote from which author opens the interlude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Opal and Jacquie leave Ronald's house as young girls?

2. Why is Calvin an integral part of the plot to rob the Big Oakland Powwow, even though he does not really want to be involved?

3. What does Sixto tell Octavio that he and Octavio have in common?

4. In the interlude, what does the narrator say about last names as they relate to Natives?

5. What does Calvin Johnson tell Dene Oxendene for his video storytelling project?

6. What very strange physical ailment do Orvil and Opal share?

7. What pivotal person from Jacquie's past does she meet in Phoenix and how does she meet him?

8. What does Daniel do after his brother Manny's death to feel closer to him?

9. What story does Orvil tell Dene Oxendene for his video storytelling project?

10. What did Opal tell Lucas when they were teenagers that she had not shared with anyone else?

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