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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After losing Dougie in Malta, the narrator walks through a movie theater. Who does he see on the screen?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Greta Garbo.
(c) Doris Day.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

2. How much is Long Knife paid for his work on Lame Bull's ranch?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Two days room and board.
(d) Fifty dollars.

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

4. What animal is killed in the story that the narrator reads while sitting with his grandmother?
(a) A bear.
(b) A wildcat.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A lion.

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

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

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

8. While out on the range, what food do the narrator and his brother have with them?
(a) Apples.
(b) Candy bars.
(c) Fry bread.
(d) Sandwiches.

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

10. Where does the narrator work when he goes outside the reservation?
(a) Hermiston.
(b) Tacoma.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Bonneville.

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

12. When the narrator meets a woman in the bar in Harlem, what initials are tattooed on her ring finger?
(a) MT.
(b) BR.
(c) JR.
(d) ARM.

13. What weapon does the white traveler buy while the narrator is with him?
(a) A hunting knife.
(b) A colt pistol.
(c) A winchester rifle.
(d) Brass knuckles.

14. What does the narrator find in his father's toolbox that he takes fishing with him?
(a) A long string.
(b) A wrench.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A pair of boots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the woman talks to the narrator outside the Havre bar, what does she offer to do for him?

2. In Havre, who does the white traveler say is following him?

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

4. While in Havre, who does the white traveler plan to send his "sentimental gift" to?

5. In Havre, the narrator meets the white traveling man again. Why does the white man leave so quickly?

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