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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 does the chairman of the Tribal Council give to Lee after he enlists?
(a) Money.
(b) A turquoise ring.
(c) A St. Christopher medallion.
(d) An eagle feather.

2. What does the dirt on the road in front of Aunt Ida's house remind Rayona of?
(a) Indian blanket.
(b) Hairy legs.
(c) Surface of the moon.
(d) Barbie doll scalp.

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

4. What year is the letter Christine is obsessed with supposed to be opened?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1975.

5. How old is Rayona when she attends Lee's funeral on the reservation?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Foxy call Rayona?

2. What is Dayton's draft classification?

3. Why does Elgin visit Christine in the hospital in Chapter One?

4. Before Rayona can catch up with her mother, as she flees Aunt Ida's, Christine rides away in what?

5. What is a scarce commodity at Aunt Ida's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Elgin and Christine get married and how do they celebrate afterward?

2. What happens the day Christine goes into labor with Rayona?

3. What happens when Christine and Rayona go to the hospital with Aunt Ida to visit Clara?

4. Describe the last scene of the novel.

5. How does Christine get a bad reputation on the reservation?

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

7. How does Ida feel about Clara when she first comes to stay with them and care for Annie?

8. What is the movie slogan that Christine finds amusing?

9. How does Christine come to realize that she is being blamed for Lee's death?

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

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