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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After talking to his girlfriend and being beaten in the Havre bar, what does the narrator wake up to find he is missing?
(a) His money.
(b) His car keys.
(c) His shoes.
(d) A tooth.

5. In the bar in Malta, why does the narrator lie to the bartender about knowing Lame Bull?
(a) Because he dislikes his stepfather.
(b) Because he wants to forget he is married to his mother.
(c) Because Lame Bull caused trouble there.
(d) Because he wants to pretend he is someone else.

6. After hitching a ride to Havre with a woman, what stops the narrator from raping her the next morning?
(a) A noise outside.
(b) Her attitude.
(c) His conscience.
(d) A child in the kitchen.

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

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

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 Malta.
(d) To Chinook.

10. Before the narrator heads for Malta, what memories are brought back by the bar in Dodson?
(a) Memories of his father.
(b) Memories of visits from the white men.
(c) Memories of drunken beatings.
(d) Memories of school encounters.

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

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

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

14. What is the name of the narrator's brother?
(a) Oron.
(b) Mose.
(c) Rand.
(d) Erin.

15. 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) A blizzard was coming.
(d) The priest was coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What person does the narrator's mother drink with that he seems to dislike?

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

3. When the narrator works in the rehabilitation clinic, why does he decide to leave?

4. While he is in Havre, what kind of car does the narrator end up buying?

5. After the narrator returns home from Malta, he goes to visit an old man. What is his name?

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