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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael realize about his involvement with the journals?
(a) He is having trouble reading the journals.
(b) He begins to judge the Sioux Indians.
(c) He begins to judge the white settlers.
(d) He is having trouble distancing himself from them.

2. Who gives Dalva a car when she turns 17?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandfather.

3. Duane tells Dalva what was failing him during his death?
(a) His pancreas.
(b) His liver and stomach.
(c) His pancreas, stomach, and liver.
(d) His heart.

4. Where does Michael go with Lundquist before getting in a car accident?
(a) The Lazy Daze Tavern.
(b) The Lazy Tavern.
(c) The Alley Bar.
(d) The Tavern.

5. Who has an affair with a priest?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Frieda.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Rachel.

6. Who is Dalva's father?
(a) Paul.
(b) John Wesley.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Wesley.

7. What is Michael thrilled to learn about Northridge?
(a) He is still alive.
(b) He is friends with He Dog.
(c) He is a friend of Weeping Willow.
(d) He left Michael land in his will.

8. What is Rachel's Indian name?
(a) Sparrow Hawk.
(b) Weeping Lily.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Weeping Willow.

9. Who reveals she has taken a lover?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Frieda.
(d) Ruth.

10. Where does the story take place?
(a) Santa Monica, California.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) Miami, Florida.
(d) San Francisco, California.

11. Whom does Dalva meet for lunch at a nearby cafe?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Ted.
(d) Michael.

12. Why is Ruth separated from her husband Ted?
(a) Ted has an affair.
(b) Ted is an alcoholic.
(c) Ruth has an affair.
(d) Ted is gay.

13. Who does Northridge befriend to help them locate land?
(a) An Irish family.
(b) An Indian family.
(c) An English family.
(d) A Swedish family.

14. What frightens Michael on the farm?
(a) The sounds.
(b) His cabin.
(c) The animals and large landscape.
(d) Being alone.

15. Who accepts an offer to move back to Nebraska?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Dalva.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worked with troubled teens?

2. Who is surprised to find several large trunks in perfect order?

3. What does Michael walk toward when becoming disoriented on the farm?

4. How old was Dalva when her father died?

5. Who did Dalva discover was in jail for beating a police officer?

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