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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the narrator is out on the range with his brother, what animal do they let lead the herd?
(a) A pair of calves.
(b) A young bull.
(c) An old spinster.
(d) A pair of heifers.

2. After his horse falls, what does the narrator see in the corner of his eye?
(a) A flash of lightning.
(b) Old Bird getting up.
(c) His mother's truck.
(d) A bird.

3. After hitching a ride to Havre with a woman, what stops the narrator from raping her the next morning?
(a) His conscience.
(b) A child in the kitchen.
(c) Her attitude.
(d) A noise outside.

4. What person does the narrator's mother drink with that he seems to dislike?
(a) The priest.
(b) Lame Bull.
(c) Dougie.
(d) A local woman.

5. Where does the narrator stay with Marlene?
(a) At her house.
(b) At his hotel room.
(c) In the back of her car.
(d) At a friend's abandoned trailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. While pulling the cow out of the mud, what does the narrator realize about his feelings toward Lame Bull?

2. After going to the Palace Bar in Havre to meet the traveling white man, what does the narrator see out the window?

3. What does the narrator's mother reveal when he returns home from the bar?

4. In the bar in Malta, why does the narrator lie to the bartender about knowing Lame Bull?

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

(see the answer key)

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