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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the narrator and his family get their water?
(a) They buy it bottled.
(b) From the tap.
(c) From a cistern.
(d) From the Milk River.

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 13, before going to Malta, what does the narrator do for his mother?
(a) He buys her a beer.
(b) He checks the mail.
(c) He cleans out the stable.
(d) He checks the oil on the car.

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

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

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

10. What does the narrator take with him when he travels to Malta to find his girlfriend?
(a) A paper sack with clothes.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) His wallet.
(d) A knife.

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

12. Besides the white traveler, who else does the narrator meet in the hotel bar in Malta?
(a) A friendly barmaid.
(b) An insurance salesman.
(c) A college student.
(d) A police officer.

13. What is the name of the narrator's horse?
(a) Mo.
(b) Evenstar.
(c) Old Bird.
(d) Anaheim.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After being beaten in the Havre bar, who helps the narrator?

2. What is the name of the woman who gives the narrator a ride to Havre?

3. Who does the narrator's grandmother stay with after 25 years as a widow?

4. What does the narrator dream about while staying in Malta?

5. What does the narrator find in his father's toolbox that he takes fishing with him?

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