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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does David's family live at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Fargo, North Dakota.
(b) Boise, Idaho.
(c) Missoula, Montana.
(d) Brentrock, Montana.

2. While bowling with David and Wesley, what does Ollie do?
(a) Scores a perfect game.
(b) Drinks exactly half a beer.
(c) Corrects David's bowling techniques.
(d) Ignores David and Wesley.

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

4. For what has Len been known in years past?
(a) Drug addiction.
(b) Lying and cheating.
(c) Alcohol abuse.
(d) Bad temper.

5. What does David say when he intervenes in Gail's questioning of Marie?
(a) Gail is being nosy.
(b) Marie is too ill to talk.
(c) Marie has already given him the answers to Gail’s questions.
(d) Gail should be more gentle.

6. What does Gail think when she checks in on Marie after getting home?
(a) Marie is sicker than she admits.
(b) Marie is not as sick as she is pretending to be.
(c) Marie is improving.
(d) Marie is no better.

7. What does David's grandfather give David to take on his ride?
(a) A bow and some arrows.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A water flask.

8. What is one activity David does at his grandparents' farm?
(a) Fish.
(b) Whittle.
(c) Milk cows.
(d) Plow.

9. Who is Marie Little Soldier?
(a) The Shaman of the local Indian tribe.
(b) A neighbor to David's family.
(c) The country doctor’s nurse.
(d) David's grandparents' housekeeper.

10. With whom was David fishing on a certain Monday?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Julian.
(c) Frank.
(d) George Cahill.

11. Who is Nutty?
(a) David's little sister.
(b) David’s cat.
(c) David's horse.
(d) A goat at David's grandparents' farm.

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

13. About what is Marie adamant when she talks with David?
(a) She does not want a doctor.
(b) She must see a Shaman.
(c) She will be better the next day.
(d) She must see her boyfriend.

14. What does Gail think is David's real problem?
(a) He believes in his own abilities too much.
(b) He wants to grow up wild.
(c) He does not want to be a farmer.
(d) He does not have any confidence.

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 father’s difficult life.
(d) He's thinking about his grandfather's illness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Marie when David checks in on her when he gets home from the bowling alley?

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

4. Why do David, Wesley, and Gail go to David's grandparents' home on Sunday?

5. What does Gail worry about concerning David?

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