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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new priest massage on Catherine's body?
(a) Her arms.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her back.

2. What does the priest tell Catherine in Chapter 37 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) He loves her.
(b) She needs to bear his child.
(c) He is gay himself.
(d) Their way of life is coming to an end.

3. What does Catherine give to the person who enters her tent?
(a) A cross.
(b) A piece of food.
(c) A ring.
(d) A flower.

4. What is the narrator convinced the song he listens to in Chapter 30 of "A History of Them All" is about?
(a) Love eternal.
(b) Sex with his tribe.
(c) Death.
(d) An orgy between Gavis and his goddesses.

5. Who enters the tent to meet Catherine in Chapter 16 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) A stranger.
(b) Her dad.
(c) A young man.
(d) Her mom.

6. What is the writing style in Chapter 17 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) A haiku.
(b) A poem.
(c) A prayer.
(d) Germanic.

7. What is the narrator suffering from at the beginning of the book?
(a) Heartache.
(b) Depression and constipation.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Headaches.

8. What do Edith and F. do in the game they play in Question 29?
(a) They exchanged gum.
(b) They slept together blindfolded.
(c) They sucked each other's fingers and placed them in each other's ears.
(d) They whispered on each other's body.

9. What covers the narrator's apartment in Chapter 24 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) Soap.
(b) Ash.
(c) Dust.
(d) Oil.

10. In Chapter 15 of "A History of Them All," what does the narrator describe about Catherine Tekakwitha's family?
(a) The loss of their youngest son.
(b) Their journey up the Mohawk River.
(c) Their bond.
(d) Their harvest and crops.

11. What does F. do with the narrator the night Edith dies?
(a) Cooks for him
(b) Sits with him and comforts him.
(c) Kisses the narrator.
(d) Gives him a massage.

12. Who does the narrator relate his own mindset to in Chapter 35 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) F.'s.
(b) Catherine Tekakwitha.
(c) Catherine Tekakwitha's uncle.
(d) Edith's.

13. What does the narrator think about to distract himself from his depressing reading in Chapter 12 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) Edith's body.
(b) Being intimate with Catherine.
(c) Being intimate with F.
(d) Edith's lips lingering over his body.

14. What is happening to the narrator by Chapter 21 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) He is losing his sanity.
(b) He is growing ill.
(c) He is losing his hair.
(d) He is losing weight.

15. How does the narrator react to learning what the telephone game is in Chapter 12 of "A History of Them All"?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) He is heartbroken.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is angered.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12 of "A History of Them All," what game does F. tell the narrator he and Edith play?

2. What does Catherine cry out as she is being massaged?

3. What does the narrator say he wants to study in Chapter 3 of "A History of Them All"?

4. What does F. go on a tirade about in Chapter 6 of "A History of Them All"?

5. In Chapter 13 of "A History of Them All," what has the narrator stopped doing since he read about the plague?

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