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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Five dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

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

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

4. What is the name of the woman the narrator meets outside the bar in Havre?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Ana.
(c) Adrienne.
(d) Marlene.

5. 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) The Chinook flood.
(d) Contamination from a mine.

6. In the hotel bar in Malta, the narrator meets a white man. Where is he from?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New York.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Chicago.

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. In Havre, the narrator meets the white traveling man again. Why does the white man leave so quickly?
(a) He didn't want to see him.
(b) The narrator offends him.
(c) He cannot pay for his meal.
(d) Someone else enters the cafe.

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

14. 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 shoes.
(b) A tooth.
(c) His money.
(d) His car keys.

15. Who most likely gave the narrator a black eye?
(a) The bartender.
(b) The white man.
(c) His stepfather.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are Lame Bull and Teresa gone after the narrator returns home from drinking?

2. While talking to the woman in the Harlem bar, where does the narrator find out she went to find work?

3. When Teresa and Lame Bull leave the house together, where do they go?

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

5. While in Havre, who does the narrator see the white traveler talking to?

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