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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 is Rayona's job at the state park?
(a) Lifeguard.
(b) Trash.
(c) Counselor.
(d) Cook.

2. Where does Christine work after she graduates from high school?
(a) The reservation election office.
(b) The Mission school.
(c) Tribal Council office.
(d) The reservation store.

3. Why does Elgin visit Christine in the hospital in Chapter One?
(a) To find Rayona.
(b) To reconcile.
(c) To return keys.
(d) To bring flowers.

4. What kind of cigarettes does Christine smoke?
(a) Merit.
(b) Kent.
(c) Camel.
(d) Marlboro.

5. What is the name of Christine's best friend?
(a) Annabelle.
(b) Clara.
(c) Charlene.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Tom offer to buy for Rayona after the incident on the yellow raft?

2. What is the name of the town holding the Indian rodeo?

3. Where does Rayona learn that her mother is living?

4. Where do Elgin's parents live?

5. When Christine is a kid, she thinks Seattle is like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rayona describe what happens when Evelyn meets Father Tom?

2. When does Lee begin to feel confident in his abilities?

3. Why does Christine come to despise Dayton?

4. What happens when Christine tries to commit suicide by driving off a cliff?

5. How does Rayona end up winning a prize at the rodeo?

6. Why does Christine call her mother Aunt Ida?

7. Why does Dayton invite Christine out for dinner after Lee's funeral?

8. Why is Rayona so fascinated by the lifeguard Ellen?

9. What is the time period of the novel when it switches to Christine's point of view?

10. What is Rayona's life like?

(see the answer keys)

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