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

2. While out on the range, what food do the narrator and his brother have with them?
(a) Fry bread.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Candy bars.
(d) Apples.

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

4. How does Standing Bear, the husband of the grandmother, die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) During a raid on another tribe.
(d) A knife wound.

5. What is the name of the narrator's father?
(a) Fast Elk.
(b) Moon Dancer.
(c) First Raise.
(d) Long Knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much younger than Teresa is Lame Bull?

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

3. What does the narrator's father dream about, but never does?

4. While in Havre, who does the white traveler plan to send his "sentimental gift" to?

5. While in Havre, who does the narrator see the white traveler talking to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lame Bull treat the narrator and how does it affect him?

2. Based on his reactions so far, does the narrator seem to be a compassionate person? Why or why not?

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

4. In Chapter Fourteen, what impression does the girlfriend's brother give the narrator about her?

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

6. Why does the narrator think Lame Bull has married his mother, and how does he feel about it?

7. What is Yellow Calf, the old man, like?

8. While herding cattle, what do Mose and the narrator decide to do that foreshadows a negative event?

9. While the narrator is fishing with Lame Bull in Chapter Four, what do they argue about, and why?

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

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