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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) Brass knuckles.
(b) A colt pistol.
(c) A hunting knife.
(d) A winchester rifle.

2. What does the white traveler offer to do for the narrator if he will help him?
(a) Give him a ride.
(b) Buy him a car.
(c) Help him find his girlfriend.
(d) Pay him.

3. In Harlem, what occupation have many of the Native Americans adopted for the summer season?
(a) Construction.
(b) Cowhands.
(c) Fire fighting.
(d) Fruit picking.

4. While out on the range, what does Mose tell the narrator he will do with the ammo he is going to buy?
(a) Kill his worthless horse.
(b) Hoard it.
(c) Give it to his father for a hunting trip.
(d) Kill a big buck.

5. In Chapter 10, what member of Long Knife's family contributes to his reputation as a good worker?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does First Raise die?

2. On the day the narrator and his brother are on the range, what do they decide has happened to their missing cow?

3. 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?

4. Who most likely gave the narrator a black eye?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lame Bull and Teresa return from Malta in Chapter Six, what is different about them and how does this change the direction of the plot?

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

3. At the beginning of the book, how does the narrator feel about his life?

4. Based on the information the author has given us up to Chapter Sixteen, how is the narrator's financial situation?

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

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

7. While he is in town, where does the narrator spend most of his time and how does this contribute to his trouble?

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

9. When the narrator goes fishing in Chapter Three, what is significant about the color of the river?

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

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