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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the woman talks to the narrator outside the Havre bar, what does she offer to do for him?

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

3. What does the white traveler offer to do for the narrator if he will help him?

4. While in Malta, what is the narrator constantly afraid of as he walks through town?

5. What does the narrator call the shack on the hill near his home?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, how does the grandmother feel about the girl the narrator has brought home, and why?

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

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

4. What does the narrator dislike about the relationship between the priest and his mother?

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

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

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

8. What are the narrator's memories of his brother usually like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the goal of the main character? Toward the end of the novel, does the narrator accomplish his goal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator have to defend the memory of his father to Lame Bull? How does their first interaction affect their relationship for the remainder of the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Teresa's memory and attitudes towards his father affect the narrator? Is her influence on him positive or negative? Why?

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