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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 are Lee and Christine surprised that Aunt Ida can do well?
(a) Sew.
(b) Cook.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

2. What is Lee always very good at?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Rodeo events.
(c) Bible facts.
(d) Indian language.

3. Where is the last place Christine sees Lee before he goes to Vietnam?
(a) The bus depot at the reservation.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Helena bus depot.
(d) Tacoma.

4. Rayona reads her mother's old ________ to pass the time at Aunt Ida's house.
(a) Comics.
(b) Nancy Drews.
(c) Teen Beats.
(d) Seventeens.

5. Where does Rayona meet Sky?
(a) Shell station.
(b) Conoco station.
(c) Seven eleven.
(d) Exxon station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Indian reservation Christine grows up on?

2. Who writes to tell Christine that Lee is MIA?

3. How old is Rayona at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is the name of the group the priests want Rayona to join?

5. What is one of the videos Christine rents on the way out of Seattle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christine react after Rayona returns to the reservation from her time at the state park?

2. What are some of the daring things Christine does when she is growing up?

3. What is Christine surprised to be missing the first morning Rayona is in Dayton's house?

4. How does Christine treat Elgin when he comes to return the car keys at the hospital?

5. Why does Christine call her mother Aunt Ida?

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

7. What do Christine and Rayona do after Christine's suicide attempt is thwarted?

8. How does Evelyn figure out that Rayona is lying about her parents?

9. What diagnosis does Christine get after she goes into the hospital for drinking too much?

10. What does Rayona tell Evelyn and Sky about her family?

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