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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Yellow Calf give for the grandmother being abandoned by her tribe?
(a) She was bad luck.
(b) Her attitude.
(c) Her lowly position.
(d) She was beautifuul.

2. While hitching a ride home from Havre, what kind of plant does the family stop their car next to for the girl to run behind?
(a) A stand of pines.
(b) A wild cherry tree.
(c) Scrub bushes.
(d) A chokecherry bush.

3. When the grandmother dies, why can't the family bury her immediately?
(a) Because the grave has filled with water.
(b) Because Teresa has to raise some money.
(c) Because the coroner went fishing.
(d) Because it is customary to wait.

4. After returning from Havre, what does the narrator immediately remember about his past ?
(a) Hunting with his brother.
(b) How he has always been unhappy.
(c) A school trip.
(d) A day away from the reservation.

5. While in Malta, why does the narrator decide he doesn't like the priest who drinks with his mother?
(a) He argues with the narrator every time he sees him.
(b) He's cheap.
(c) He won't go on the reservation.
(d) He's catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator visits the old man, what problem of age does the old man have?

2. What weapon does the white traveler buy while the narrator is with him?

3. What is the name of the narrator's horse?

4. While traveling home from Havre, what do the parents of the little girl in the car say has caused her illness?

5. On the drive to Harlem, what memory do the narrator and his mother discuss?

(see the answer key)

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