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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Night of the Living Rez," when David is upset about Paige, what does JP suggest they can do to make David feel better?
(a) Look for the pugwagee.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Beat up Tyson.
(d) Rebuild their lean-to.

2. In "Earth, Speak," how much money does Fellis reveal he has saved over the years?
(a) Thirty-eight hundred dollars.
(b) Eight hundred dollars.
(c) Twenty-eight hundred dollars.
(d) Eighteen hundred dollars.

3. In "Safe Harbor," what is David constantly unsatisfied with throughout his visit to the clinic?
(a) The fit of his mother's clothing.
(b) The cleanliness of the facility.
(c) The temperature of his coffee.
(d) The attitude of the nurses.

4. In "The Name Means Thunder," why is David at school while Paige is having her baby?
(a) His mother cannot cope with him being underfoot when she needs to focus her attention on Paige.
(b) He is excited to present his project on the planets and wants to go to school instead of the hospital.
(c) He is always behind in his classes, and his mother does not want him to miss any more school.
(d) His mother is afraid he is getting sick and does not want to risk him spreading germs to the new baby.

5. In "The Name Means Thunder," what does the hospital keep calling about?
(a) They want to know who the baby's father is.
(b) They want to know why Paige has not returned for a check-up.
(c) They want to know who the baby's pediatrician will be.
(d) They want to know the baby's name.

6. In "Earth, Speak," why was David kicked out of his house?
(a) He stole from his mother.
(b) He overdosed on the living room couch.
(c) He threatened to hit his mother.
(d) He brought a loaded weapon inside the house.

7. In "Half-Life," what does David compare the assisted living facility to?
(a) Plastic.
(b) A cave.
(c) A prison.
(d) Chalk.

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

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

10. In "Safe Harbor," what techniques are used when David says that laughing with his mother "scrapes the dark and grimy walls inside" him (129)?
(a) Understatement and allusion.
(b) Synecdoche and understatement.
(c) Metaphor and synecdoche.
(d) Allusion and metaphor.

11. In "Smokes Last," what distinctive item of clothing does Tyson wear?
(a) A New England Patriots hat.
(b) An orange winter jacket.
(c) A camouflage-patterned hunting cap.
(d) A blue and white ski jacket.

12. In "Night of the Living Rez," what movie do the boys joke about that makes David hungry for fry bread?
(a) Reel Injun.
(b) Smoke Signals.
(c) Blood Quantum.
(d) Powwow Highway.

13. In "Earth, Speak," what techniques are used when David says that "morning fog hovered above miles of pines like the nests of fall webworms in the crooks of brown branches" (199)?
(a) Metaphor and imagery.
(b) Personification and metaphor.
(c) Simile and personification.
(d) Imagery and simile.

14. In "Half-Life," when David is waiting for Meekew to get home, where is Meekew?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In jail.
(c) At David's house.
(d) At his college.

15. In "Safe Harbor," how many times has David's mother been in the crisis stabilization clinic during the past three months?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Night of the Living Rez," what is all over David's face when his mother comes home at the end of the story?

2. In "Safe Harbor," what is the name of the woman that asks David to get her some cigarettes?

3. In "Smokes Last," what is implied when David tells his mother about the Western Union money and she says "I think I can drive" (152)?

4. In "Earth, Speak," what does David infer when he hears the dogs barking?

5. 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?

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