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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator find that he thinks will help him with fishing?
(a) A cheap ring.
(b) A coupon.
(c) A charm.
(d) A broken watch.

2. 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.

3. In Malta, who talks to the narrator as soon as he steps out the door of the hotel?
(a) A child.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A cop.

4. While in Malta, why does the narrator decide he doesn't like the priest who drinks with his mother?
(a) He won't go on the reservation.
(b) He's catholic.
(c) He's cheap.
(d) He argues with the narrator every time he sees him.

5. What person does the narrator's mother drink with that he seems to dislike?
(a) Dougie.
(b) A local woman.
(c) Lame Bull.
(d) The priest.

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

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

8. What do the local people think caused the river to turn milky white?
(a) Contamination from a mine.
(b) The Chinook flood.
(c) The sugar beet factory.
(d) A streak of bad luck.

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

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

11. How does First Raise die?
(a) He froze to death.
(b) Alcohol poisoning.
(c) He was crushed under a tractor.
(d) Car accident.

12. While in the bar in Havre, what object does the narrator find sitting on his seat when he returns from the bathroom?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) A gun.
(c) A pack of cards.
(d) A bottle of beer.

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

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

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) The priest was coming.
(b) Their father would beat them.
(c) A blizzard was coming.
(d) They would be able to go fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's girlfriend?

2. When the narrator visits the old man, what problem of age does the old man have?

3. While out on the range, what question does the narrator ask his brother about their father?

4. While in Malta, what does the narrator do with the letter he picked up for his mother in Dodson?

5. In the hotel bar in Malta, the narrator meets a white man. Where is he from?

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