View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While talking to the woman in the Harlem bar, where does the narrator find out she went to find work?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Dodson.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Chicago.

3. While thinking about a day with his brother, the narrator remembers that his brother said they shouldn't leave their work until the next day. What is the reason?
(a) They would be able to go fishing.
(b) Their father would beat them.
(c) The priest was coming.
(d) A blizzard was coming.

4. 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) A pair of heifers.
(d) An old spinster.

5. What kind of dwelling did Lame Bull live in before?
(a) A cabin.
(b) A mud hut.
(c) A trailer house.
(d) A cave.

6. When was the last time the narrator saw the old man?
(a) When he was a child.
(b) Six months ago.
(c) At his father's funeral.
(d) He has never seen him before.

7. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator find that he thinks will help him with fishing?
(a) A broken watch.
(b) A cheap ring.
(c) A charm.
(d) A coupon.

8. In Chapter 10, what member of Long Knife's family contributes to his reputation as a good worker?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

9. What does the narrator's father dream about, but never does?
(a) Securing a job in Havre.
(b) Taking an Elk in Glacier Park.
(c) Traveling to the coast.
(d) Buying a horse.

10. How does Standing Bear, the husband of the grandmother, die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) During a raid on another tribe.
(c) A knife wound.
(d) Starvation.

11. On the day the narrator and his brother are on the range, what do they decide has happened to their missing cow?
(a) Their father had sold her.
(b) She became lost in the woods.
(c) She died in a mudhole.
(d) She escaped to another range.

12. While he is in Havre, what kind of car does the narrator end up buying?
(a) A Skylark.
(b) A Chevy.
(c) A Falcon.
(d) A Buick.

13. In Chapter 11, how does Lame Bull react after his encounter with Long Knife?
(a) He doesn't change at all.
(b) He buys him a drink and brings him back.
(c) He refuses to hire anyone else.
(d) He stops grinning so much.

14. In Harlem, what occupation have many of the Native Americans adopted for the summer season?
(a) Fire fighting.
(b) Cowhands.
(c) Fruit picking.
(d) Construction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While out on the range, what food do the narrator and his brother have with them?

2. Before the narrator heads for Malta, what memories are brought back by the bar in Dodson?

3. How does the family celebrate the marriage of Lame Bull and Teresa?

4. What is the name of the woman the narrator meets outside the bar in Havre?

5. While out on the range, what question does the narrator ask his brother about their father?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 570 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample