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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Safe Harbor," what word does David say his mother hates?
(a) Indian.
(b) Indigenous.
(c) Native.
(d) Aboriginal.

2. In "Night of the Living Rez," how long has it been since David last spent the summer with his father?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Eight years.

3. In "Earth, Speak," what rumor does Beth share about Ralph Nelson?
(a) He is about to be evicted.
(b) He is going to run for tribal council.
(c) He is starting a new lumber business.
(d) He is selling fake Native art.

4. In "Earth, Speak," why is Daryl living at his uncle's cabin?
(a) He needs to be closer to the college in Overtown.
(b) He has been banned from the reservation.
(c) He has just inherited the place after his uncle's death.
(d) His uncle is ill and needs a caregiver.

5. In "Smokes Last," what does David believe is the reason his mother has been irritable with him and Frick lately?
(a) His mother has lost her job.
(b) There is not enough food money.
(c) Paige is in rehab.
(d) His mother is trying to quit smoking.

6. In "Smokes Last," what thematic motif does the setting of the clearing in the woods symbolically reinforce?
(a) Growing up on the reservation can be lonely and difficult.
(b) Substance abuse is an understandable response to trauma.
(c) Insularity is a natural response to constant prejudice from outsiders.
(d) A child surrounded by poor role models is unlikely to thrive.

7. In "Smokes Last," what is the most likely explanation for the difference between what David's father tells him and what his mother tells him?
(a) David's father sent the child support money, but it was stolen from their mailbox.
(b) David's father never sent the money, and he has been trying to avoid talking to David because of it.
(c) David's father never sent the money, but this was a genuine oversight that he intends to correct right away.
(d) David's father sent the child support money as usual, but his mother spent it all and wants more.

8. In "Safe Harbor," what does the reader learn about David's father?
(a) He has moved to Maine.
(b) He is in jail.
(c) He has offered David a job.
(d) He has died.

9. In "Smokes Last," what technique is used when David says that he "came to the river that crept inland and formed the swamp" (156)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Symbolism.

10. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does Paige burn at the end of the story?
(a) Bedogi's birth certificate.
(b) Tobacco and sage.
(c) The ash basket.
(d) David's toy men.

11. In "Night of the Living Rez," why is the road by the football field closed off?
(a) For the convenience of the film crew.
(b) For elder and disabled parking for Community Days.
(c) For vendor loading and unloading during Community Days.
(d) For repair crews to resurface the road.

12. In "The Name Means Thunder," what techniques are used when David says that the sun will eventually "expand and swallow the Earth like food" (265)?
(a) Personification and juxtaposition.
(b) Analogy and personification.
(c) Hyperbole and analogy.
(d) Juxtaposition and hyperbole.

13. In "Night of the Living Rez," what has David changed about his appearance while at his father's?
(a) He has painted his nails.
(b) He has an earring.
(c) He has a tattoo.
(d) He has cut his hair.

14. How old is David when "Smokes Last" takes place?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

15. In "Earth, Speak," where is the first place David goes after he leaves Ralph's place?
(a) Beth's house.
(b) Tabitha's apartment.
(c) Meekew's apartment.
(d) His mother's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Earth, Speak," what is the bad smell outside Daryl's uncle's cabin coming from?

2. In "Night of the Living Rez," when the rain finally stops, what do JP, David, and Tyson spend the day doing?

3. Where are Fellis and David when "Half-Life" opens?

4. In "Safe Harbor," where has David recently gotten a job?

5. In "Safe Harbor," what is David's intent when he tells his mother that she is hallucinating?

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