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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator give to his grandmother after Teresa and Lame Bull leave the house?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) Her pipe.
(d) A lecture.

2. When the narrator arrives in Malta to find his girlfriend, where does he go first?
(a) Dougie's bar.
(b) King's bar.
(c) Minough's bar.
(d) Railroad bar.

3. What is the name of the narrator's horse?
(a) Mo.
(b) Anaheim.
(c) Old Bird.
(d) Evenstar.

4. What does the woman who helps the narrator outside the bar in Havre look like?
(a) She is young but plain.
(b) She has a scarred face.
(c) She is slight and blond.
(d) She is overweight with blackened teeth.

5. When the narrator works in the rehabilitation clinic, why does he decide to leave?
(a) They only hired him because he was Indian.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He became tired of the labor.
(d) His leg hurt him too much.

6. While in Malta, what does the narrator do with the letter he picked up for his mother in Dodson?
(a) He sends it back to the reservation with a friend.
(b) He tears it up.
(c) He loses it.
(d) He throws it away.

7. How much money does the narrator give to the woman who talks to him after he has been beaten in Havre?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

8. What is the name of the narrator's father?
(a) First Raise.
(b) Long Knife.
(c) Moon Dancer.
(d) Fast Elk.

9. After the encounter with Long Knife, where does the narrator hear that his girlfriend has gone?
(a) To Havre.
(b) To Durham.
(c) To Chinook.
(d) To Malta.

10. How does the family celebrate the marriage of Lame Bull and Teresa?
(a) By driving through the streets.
(b) With dancing.
(c) By drinking at home.
(d) By throwing a party.

11. What does Lame Bull start wearing as the new proprietor of a large ranch?
(a) A constant grin.
(b) A bolo tie.
(c) A big hat.
(d) A large belt buckle.

12. Where does the white traveler go to meet the narrator after their conversation in the Havre cafe?
(a) The Legion Club.
(b) Minough's bar.
(c) The Hotel bar.
(d) Another cafe.

13. In Chapter 13, before going to Malta, what does the narrator do for his mother?
(a) He cleans out the stable.
(b) He buys her a beer.
(c) He checks the mail.
(d) He checks the oil on the car.

14. On the drive to Harlem, what memory do the narrator and his mother discuss?
(a) Fishing.
(b) A childhood fight.
(c) A duck.
(d) A lightning storm.

15. What is the name of the woman who gives the narrator a ride to Havre?
(a) Malvina.
(b) Ella.
(c) Laura.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After talking to his girlfriend and being beaten in the Havre bar, what does the narrator wake up to find he is missing?

2. What do the local people think caused the river to turn milky white?

3. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator find that he thinks will help him with fishing?

4. While in the bar in Havre, what does the white traveler win?

5. In Malta, who talks to the narrator as soon as he steps out the door of the hotel?

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