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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While pulling the cow out of the mud, what does the narrator realize about his feelings toward Lame Bull?
(a) He married Teresa for her money.
(b) He may have killed his father.
(c) He is better than his father.
(d) He doesn't believe he will come back.

2. How does Teresa react to the death of her mother?
(a) She becomes angry.
(b) She becomes drunk.
(c) She disappears into her bedroom.
(d) She begins working too hard.

3. After the grandmother's death, what does Yellow Calf reveal to the narrator?
(a) That the grandmother owed him money.
(b) That he truly owned Lame Bull's land.
(c) That he knew the narrator's grandmother.
(d) That the grandmother was not Blackfeet.

4. While the narrator and Mose are herding cattle, which type of cow goes first?
(a) The heifers.
(b) The calves.
(c) The bulls.
(d) They were all together.

5. After his horse falls, why doesn't the narrator want to move?
(a) Because he is dying.
(b) Because he has broken his leg.
(c) Because he doesn't care.
(d) Because he is comfortable.

6. What tool does the narrator use to try and pull her out?
(a) The tractor.
(b) The truck.
(c) A rope.
(d) His hands alone.

7. How many people does the narrator say are at his grandmother's funeral?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

8. Before his grandmother's funeral, while he is out on the plains alone, what emotion does the narrator realize?
(a) Anger.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Grief.
(d) Hatred.

9. After returning home from Havre, the narrator decides to take a bath. What is the primary reason, besides cleaning up?
(a) He has been to town.
(b) He smells like vomit.
(c) He wants to wash off Marlene.
(d) He wants to remember his childhood.

10. When the narrator goes to visit Yellow Calf for the second time, what has changed about him?
(a) He is unhappy.
(b) He has cut his hand.
(c) He has sunk into dementia.
(d) He wears shoes.

11. While speaking with Ferdinand Horn's wife for the second time, what does the narrator realize?
(a) He is about to be sick.
(b) He misses his girlfriend.
(c) Mrs. Horn is a relative.
(d) He has left the horse out on the pasture.

12. After his horse falls, what does the narrator wonder about his brother and father?
(a) If they are cold.
(b) If he is about to join them.
(c) If they feared death.
(d) If they are comfortable.

13. While the narrator is trying to rescue the cow, what other animal appears nearby to watch?
(a) A pheasant.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A cat.
(d) A magpie.

14. What reason does Yellow Calf give for the grandmother being abandoned by her tribe?
(a) She was bad luck.
(b) Her lowly position.
(c) Her attitude.
(d) She was beautifuul.

15. In the family graveyard, what material does the family use for grave markers?
(a) Styrofoam.
(b) Clay.
(c) Metal.
(d) Plastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before his grandmother's funeral, what does the narrator decide to take on his visit to Yellow Calf?

2. After his night with Marlene, where does the narrator walk out to?

3. What is the last question the man in the car asks the narrator after giving him a ride home from Havre?

4. After several hard days in Havre, what does the narrator wish would happen to him?

5. After returning home from Havre, what does the narrator notice is different about his home?

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