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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what has David been sent to his grandmother's for?
(a) To do dishes and take out garbage.
(b) To escort her to his mother's house.
(c) To fill the wood box.
(d) To accompany her to the grocery store.

2. What technique is used when David says that no one has shoveled "since the last nor'easter crapped snow in November" (1)?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," why is David so quick to agree to take Fellis to his frequent mental health appointments?
(a) He feels indebted to Beth for acting as his second mother.
(b) He wants to get away from Tabitha's apartment.
(c) He needs the money that Beth offers him.
(d) He is desperate to see his friend feeling better.

4. When Fellis asks Meekew why he is with "winooches" in "Get Me Some Medicine," what is it most reasonable to infer that "winooch" means (43)?
(a) Woman.
(b) Snob.
(c) Stranger.
(d) White person.

5. When "Get Me Some Medicine" begins, how long has it been since David last spoke to his father?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Four years.
(d) Nine years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what technique is used when David comments that he "wondered when Grammy would send her last message" (117)?

2. What is the implied reason that Fellis's lip is purple?

3. In "Get Me Some Medicine," when the lights go on in the bar, what does David notice?

4. What technique is used when David hears the sound of a man moaning and he says "with my cold ear I followed it" (2)?

5. In "Get Me Some Medicine," why does Fellis leave the bag of beers in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Get Me Some Medicine," how do David and Fellis end up binge-watching an old television series?

2. In "The Blessing Tobacco," where does David get a drink on his way home from his grandmother's, and what is the significance of this?

3. In "In a Field of Stray Caterpillars," what does David point to as the beginning of the breakdown in his relationship with Tabitha?

4. In "Burn," why was David's first trip into town to get marijuana unsuccessful?

5. In "Food for the Common Cold," what reason does Frick give for wanting to tear the headstone down, and what commentary does David offer about this?

6. In "Get Me Some Medicine," why does Fellis get so angry at David for saying that Meekew could beat Fellis in a fistfight?

7. In "Get Me Some Medicine," what details demonstrate that David's friendship with Fellis does not blind David to Fellis's faults?

8. In "The Blessing Tobacco," what does David try over and over to do on the way home from his grandmother's house, and what is the significance of this?

9. In "Burn," what point about economic realities on the reservation does David make as he steps in the boot prints along the sidewalk on his way home?

10. In "Burn," how dis Fellis end up stuck in the snow?

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