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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being beaten in the Havre bar, who helps the narrator?
(a) A woman with children.
(b) The bartender.
(c) A barmaid.
(d) A prostitute.

2. Why does the narrator go to Havre?
(a) To find his girl.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To pay a debt.
(d) Because he is bored.

3. What is the name of the narrator's girlfriend?
(a) Ana.
(b) Julia.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Meredith.

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

5. How does First Raise die?
(a) He froze to death.
(b) He was crushed under a tractor.
(c) Alcohol poisoning.
(d) Car accident.

6. While in Havre, who does the white traveler plan to send his "sentimental gift" to?
(a) A prostitute in the hotel.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His girlfriend.

7. What do the local people think caused the river to turn milky white?
(a) A streak of bad luck.
(b) The Chinook flood.
(c) The sugar beet factory.
(d) Contamination from a mine.

8. While in Havre, the narrator remembers a day with his brother. Where were he and his brother going?
(a) To herd cattle.
(b) To town.
(c) To the bar.
(d) To mend fences.

9. When Teresa and Lame Bull leave the house together, where do they go?
(a) To Durham.
(b) To Malta.
(c) To Havre.
(d) To Chinook.

10. While in Malta, what is the narrator constantly afraid of as he walks through town?
(a) Racist college students.
(b) The police.
(c) Meeting his girlfriend's new man.
(d) Other Native Americans.

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

12. In Chapter 11, in what sport does Lame Bull's friend say that Long Knife was a champion?
(a) Demolition Derby.
(b) Running.
(c) Bull-riding.
(d) Saddle bronc riding.

13. While out on the range, what question does the narrator ask his brother about their father?
(a) If he will take them fishing.
(b) If he will go hunting that year.
(c) If he will be angry with them for staying outside.
(d) If he has hit their mother.

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

15. What tribe is the narrator's girlfriend from?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Cree.
(c) Blackfeet.
(d) Gros Ventre.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Malta, what does the narrator do with the keys to the car after he spots the white traveler talking to someone?

2. Who most likely gave the narrator a black eye?

3. What animal is killed in the story that the narrator reads while sitting with his grandmother?

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

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

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