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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After going to the Palace Bar in Havre to meet the traveling white man, what does the narrator see out the window?
(a) The traveler being arrested.
(b) His girlfriend with another man.
(c) The traveler being stuffed in a trunk.
(d) The men who beat him looking for him.

2. After sleeping with Marlene, what does the narrator decide to do?
(a) Rob a drunk.
(b) Leave Havre.
(c) Find his girlfriend once and for all.
(d) Check on her children.

3. Where does the family decide to bury the narrator's grandmother?
(a) On a designated burial ground.
(b) In the cemetery in town.
(c) Beside her first home.
(d) On their own land.

4. After returning from Havre, what does the narrator immediately remember about his past ?
(a) A school trip.
(b) Hunting with his brother.
(c) How he has always been unhappy.
(d) A day away from the reservation.

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

6. After rescuing the cow, what does the narrator realize about his male relatives as he lays on the ground?
(a) They were the only ones he really loved.
(b) They were picky people.
(c) They are calling him.
(d) They left him too soon.

7. What does the narrator wear to his grandmother's funeral?
(a) A suit Lame Bull bought for him.
(b) Traditional dress.
(c) His father's suit.
(d) His regular clothes.

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

9. What is the first thing the narrator does after arriving at the Palace Bar in Havre?
(a) He orders a drink.
(b) He plays the quarter machine.
(c) He washes his bloody face.
(d) He searches for the woman who took his money.

10. How does Teresa act at the funeral?
(a) She wails.
(b) She falls on her knees.
(c) She doesn't make a sound.
(d) She leaves.

11. What is the first name of the narrator's father?
(a) John.
(b) Jack.
(c) Robert.
(d) Lucas.

12. What does the narrator decide to do while attending his grandmother's funeral?
(a) Buy a new horse.
(b) Get a job in the city.
(c) Visit Yellow Calf more often.
(d) Ask his girlfriend to marry him.

13. After the grandmother's death, what question does the narrator continually ask Yellow Calf?
(a) "Why did you live here? "
(b) "Why didn't you take it? "
(c) "Why did you stay?"
(d) "Why didn't you tell me?"

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

15. After returning from Havre, where does Teresa say they have taken her mother's body?
(a) To the church.
(b) To the barn.
(c) To Harlem.
(d) To the burial ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bartender in the Palace Bar in Havre?

2. After sleeping with Marlene, what emotion does her appearance elicit in the narrator?

3. After his return from Havre, what does Lame Bull tell the narrator they must do the following day?

4. Who does the narrator address that he seems to compare to himself and the fate of his people?

5. How old is Mose when he dies?

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