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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Ollie's actions at the bowling alley affect David?
(a) Set a good example for David.
(b) Make bowling more work than fun
(c) Give David ideas about improving his game.
(d) Force David to apologize for Ollie.

2. Where does Frank meet Gloria?
(a) On an Indian reservation in South Dakota.
(b) At a county fair in Montana.
(c) When Frank is in medical school.
(d) At a rodeo in Idaho.

3. Julian says Frank has always been partial to ___________________.
(a) David.
(b) White women.
(c) No one
(d) Indian women.

4. What does David say about his father's work gun?
(a) His father seldom carries it.
(b) It was a hand me down.
(c) It had only been used a few times.
(d) It probably did not even fire.

5. David lacks the courage to ask his mother about ________________situation.
(a) Len's.
(b) Ollie's.
(c) Frank's.
(d) Julian's.

6. What does Wesley question David about after David tells him about seeing Frank?
(a) The exact time David witnessed Frank leaving the house.
(b) If Marie seemed more ill when David saw here before she died.
(c) If David is angry with Frank.
(d) If anyone was with Frank.

7. Where would Gail prefer to live?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) California.
(c) Washington, D. C.
(d) Back East.

8. What does Wesley say that he will buy Gail from Birdwell's Bee Farm?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Honey.
(c) A new skillet.
(d) Flour.

9. From what job had Julian retired?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Shift supervisor.
(c) Sheriff's office.
(d) Mayor.

10. How is Marie when David checks in on her when he gets home from the bowling alley?
(a) She is asleep.
(b) She is very upset.
(c) She is feeling much better.
(d) She is in a lot of pain.

11. What does Julian say happened when Frank was barely a teenager?
(a) He ran away with an Indian girl.
(b) He almost died from influenza.
(c) He was caught with an Indian girl.
(d) He wanted to marry an Indian girl.

12. Who is at David's home when he gets back from school on Monday?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His best friend's father.
(c) The undertaker.
(d) The deputy sheriff.

13. What is part of the reason Wesley became a sheriff?
(a) No other jobs were available.
(b) Family tradition.
(c) He could not pass the bar exam.
(d) No one else would do it.

14. What led to the success of Wesley being elected sheriff?
(a) The person who ran against him was a woman.
(b) There was no election; Wesley was appointed by the mayor.
(c) No one else ran.
(d) His father held the position for years before Wesley.

15. Why is David sad at the dinner table?
(a) He's thinking about moving to North Dakota.
(b) He's thinking about Frank's crimes.
(c) He's thinking about his grandfather's illness.
(d) He's thinking about his father’s difficult life.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom was David fishing on a certain Monday?

2. Who is Frank?

3. What does Gail ask Marie when Gail goes in Marie's room?

4. Gail is with whom when David arrives home on Monday?

5. What has Ollie Young Bear accomplished that is unusual for an Indian of that era?

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