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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who carries off the young man?
(a) A reservation dog.
(b) A coyote the size of a pony.
(c) The men of the tribe.
(d) Red Dress.

2. What does Harley assure his grandmother?
(a) He will protect her.
(b) That he will fix her television, so she may watch Neil Armstrong.
(c) That he will return the dress to the reservation some day.
(d) He will find her grandmother's dress.

3. What happens to the motorcycle?
(a) Archie puts it back on the truck bed.
(b) Archie steals it from Herod.
(c) Herod's new bull stomps the bike to pieces.
(d) It is sold to a neighbor.

4. What is this story?
(a) A boring tale.
(b) A complexly woven tale.
(c) A simple tale.
(d) A fantasy tale.

5. What stories will Charlene not tell?
(a) Those about herself.
(b) Those about her mother.
(c) Those about her grandmother.
(d) Those about Harley.

6. How does Anna explain Crystal's birthmark?
(a) It ocurred during her birth.
(b) It is a gift from Red Dress.
(c) Anna falls down the stairs while she is pregnant.
(d) Clive kicks Anna in the stomach when she is pregnant with Crystal, and it left a mark.

7. What is Pumpkin's memento from diving into Lake Michigan?
(a) A fish.
(b) A scar from a fishhook that caught her when she jumped into the water.
(c) A crab.
(d) Sea glass.

8. Who tells a story about a displeased wife whose husband brings home a second wife?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Harley.
(d) Charlene.

9. Why does no one complain about the bothersome microphone?
(a) They are too busy setting up for the powwow.
(b) They fear Charlene.
(c) Charlene's mother is there and would get offended.
(d) Charlene's grandmother, Mercury Thunder, is present.

10. What does Margaret request?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A large meal.
(c) A ring.
(d) A mirror.

11. What does Archie do on the motorcycle?
(a) He shows off.
(b) He falls off as soon as he gets on it.
(c) He picks up Alberta.
(d) He rides down the road.

12. Who is Clara Miller?
(a) Herod's daughter.
(b) The daughter of a soldier killed at Little big Horn.
(c) Jeannette's sister-in-law.
(d) A white woman who has recently moved to the reservation.

13. What does Harley tell Pumpkin about his soul?
(a) It encompasses everyone.
(b) His brother took it when he died.
(c) It is powerful.
(d) He can not find it.

14. What is Mercury's original name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Red Dress.

15. How does Charlene feel about Pumpkin's interest in Harley?
(a) She is unsure.
(b) She is excited for her.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is disturbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Calvin Wind Soldier and his son Duane?

2. About what does Henry hallucinate?

3. Where does Martin get a job?

4. What is the setting of Grass Dancers?

5. Of whom is Harley Wind Soldier a descendant?

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