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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 day did Russ plan to go to Frances’ house to smoke pot together?
(a) Ash Wednesday.
(b) Maundy Thursday.
(c) Easter.
(d) Yom Kippur.

2. What does the boyfriend of Frances do for a living?
(a) Heart surgeon.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Coach.

3. Where did Russ spend 40 days working as a ranch hand in Arizona as a young man after the war?
(a) Biné Dikéyah.
(b) Diné Bikéyah.
(c) Diné Bikénahi.
(d) Bnai Brith.

4. When Marion asks, how drunk does Perry tell Marion he is at the Haefle’s party?
(a) Very.
(b) Passing out drunk.
(c) Not drunk at all.
(d) Not very.

5. Who does Marion go to confront on Maple Street, in an effort to punish Russ?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Frances.
(c) Kim.
(d) Sally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Indian group warned the church group away from Kitsillie on the church mission trip?

2. What pet name does Marion call Russ to infuriate him, after their argument?

3. When Russ falls in love with Marion, he starts to hate her because of what reason regarding her sexual past?

4. After Clem tells his mother about wanting to join the military, what does he do?

5. Which person finally allows Perry to come over to his house to buy drugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Blues records that Frances borrowed from Russ?

2. How did Russ use Larry to find out about how serious Frances was with her boyfriend?

3. What signal does Russ get that Frances is lusting in her heart for him as he is lusting after her?

4. Explain how Russ’s relationship with Rick Ambrose goes from love, to hate to love over the course of the novel.

5. What does Marion say to Russ when he finds her in their kitchen smoking a cigarette?

6. Why does Russ go to the other side of town to the Black Church each week to do humanitarian charity work?

7. What does Russ feel when Marion rejects him in bed for the first time?

8. Why does Marion keep her father’s suicide away from her kids?

9. What kind of relationship does Russ have with his favorite daughter Becky?

10. Who sees Tanner kissing Becky in Tanner’s van? What does this character do with this information?

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