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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. What does David Walks Along say about the band?
(a) It is too loud.
(b) He wants to join the band.
(c) It sounds great.
(d) They need to get a better lead singer.

2. What does the guitar do during the night?
(a) Play a new song.
(b) Whispers nightmares into Victor's sleep.
(c) Go into the house.
(d) Break a string.

3. What does Thomas tell the band after he talks to the bar owner?
(a) He misunderstood the invitation.
(b) The performance has been canceled.
(c) The bar has a room where they can sleep.
(d) The bar will pay for their motel.

4. What does the band find when they arrive at Thomas' house?
(a) The windows in then house are broken.
(b) The door is open.
(c) His father unconscious in the yard.
(d) The house has a huge sign welcoming the band back.

5. Who does Thomas think should pay for their motel in Seattle?
(a) The guitar should come up with the money.
(b) The bar that invited them.
(c) Junior since he has a job.
(d) Chess since she is the newest member.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas tell the sisters about his mother?

2. What does Samuel tell Lester when Lester asks if Samuel wants children?

3. Who are upset with the men playing music?

4. What does Checkers decide to do about the band?

5. What joke does Victor makes that enrages Checkers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Checkers end up getting injured at Thomas' house?

2. How does the band end up getting a name?

3. How does Lester end up with a broken nose during the game with the police?

4. What happens with the guitar and Thomas the night he plays for Victor and Junior?

5. How does the song "Reservation Blues" come about?

6. What happens when the band first arrives at Flathead Reservation and what happens about time there?

7. Why is Robert Johnson at the reservation, and what does Thomas say to him about Big Mom?

8. How did Victor and Junior begin drinking and what is Thomas's drinking history?

9. What happens at a rest stop on the way to Seattle?

10. What does David Walks Along find when he returns to his office from the band rehearsal and what does the band do when they hear his news?

(see the answer keys)

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