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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the woman who helps the narrator outside the bar in Havre look like?
(a) She is slight and blond.
(b) She is young but plain.
(c) She is overweight with blackened teeth.
(d) She has a scarred face.

4. What animal was killed because it attacked the narrator as a child?
(a) A horse.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A mule.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the local people think caused the river to turn milky white?

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

3. What is the name of the narrator's brother?

4. While out on the range, what does Mose tell the narrator he will do with the ammo he is going to buy?

5. In Malta, what does Dougie convince the narrator to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. After being beaten by Dougie, why doesn't the narrator retaliate?

2. Does the white traveling man give the narrator a positive or a negative example of how white men treat Native Americans? Why?

3. While sitting at home alone with the old woman in Chapter Five, how does the narrator relate to his grandmother?

4. In Chapter Eight, when the narrator argues with his mother about the turkey, what is significant about their differing memories?

5. In Chapter 25, what are Mose and the narrator doing out on the range?

6. Other than his family members, how does the narrator interact with women?

7. After meeting with his girlfriend and being beaten, why does the narrator agree to drink with another woman?

8. What attitude do the narrator's people have toward the Cree people, and how is this shown?

9. When the narrator finally speaks with his girlfriend, how does the conversation go?

10. While herding cattle, what do Mose and the narrator discuss?

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