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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) His leg hurt him too much.
(d) He became tired of the labor.

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

4. Who does the narrator's grandmother stay with after 25 years as a widow?
(a) A rancher.
(b) A man on the tribal counsel.
(c) A fed.
(d) A half-white drifter.

5. What does Lame Bull grow on his land?
(a) Sugar beets.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Hay.

6. How long are Lame Bull and Teresa gone after the narrator returns home from drinking?
(a) A week.
(b) One evening.
(c) Three Days.
(d) Two hours.

7. What event does the narrator discuss with Lame Bull while fishing at the river?
(a) His father's death.
(b) The day he met her mother.
(c) His birth.
(d) The flood.

8. What does the narrator dream about while staying in Malta?
(a) A boy on a horse.
(b) A bloody river.
(c) A crashing plane.
(d) A chugging tractor.

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

10. 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 pair of heifers.
(c) An old spinster.
(d) A young bull.

11. In Malta, what subject does the narrator argue with the other hotel bar patrons about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Women.
(d) Fishing.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 11, how does Lame Bull react after his encounter with Long Knife?

4. In Chapter 11, in what sport does Lame Bull's friend say that Long Knife was a champion?

5. What kind of dwelling did Lame Bull live in before?

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