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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What identifies the regalia in the pawnshop window as the property of the person to whom Jackson thinks it once belonged?
(a) A yellow bead under the armpits.
(b) The red fringe.
(c) The design of the beadwork.
(d) A stain on the sleeve.

2. What happens to Sharon when she and David are sixty-six years old?
(a) She breaks a hip.
(b) She develops a terminal case of cancer.
(c) She falls in love with another man.
(d) She catches a burglar.

3. How is Marie's hair in "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Always unkempt and wild.
(b) Curly.
(c) Dyed blonde.
(d) Short and neatly brushed.

4. How old is Estelle's son at the beginning of the story?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirteen.

5. How long has it been since the taxi driver in "Flight Patterns" has seen his children?
(a) Many years.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

6. Whose pow-wow dance regalia does Jackson think he spots in a pawnshop window?
(a) His tribal chief's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His grandmother's.
(d) His own.

7. What does William's daughter in "Flight Patterns" fear will happen to him after September 11th?
(a) That he will leave her and Marie.
(b) That he will be mistaken for a terrorist.
(c) That his plane will be hijacked by terrorists.
(d) That his plane will crash.

8. Where do David and Sharon find a lost cat?
(a) In an alley.
(b) In a dumpster.
(c) In some blackberry bushes.
(d) In Sharon's college dorm.

9. For what physical feature is Estelle's son known?
(a) His long eyelashes.
(b) His full lips.
(c) His cleft chin.
(d) His long hair.

10. How much money does Jackson initially have for redeeming the pow-wow regalia?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Ten dollars.

11. What does Jackson say is the only thing at which he's ever been good or effective?
(a) Being homeless.
(b) Making love.
(c) Selling shoes.
(d) Making jewelry.

12. Which of the following is something William does?
(a) Eats processed sugar.
(b) Declines to take pills.
(c) Smokes.
(d) Drinks.

13. What do both Estelle and her son do for a living?
(a) Practice medicine.
(b) Practice law.
(c) Teach at a community college.
(d) Make Indian jewelry.

14. What is Estelle's real name in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above"?
(a) Amanda Sue Dickerson.
(b) Sarah Jane Parker.
(c) Estelle Red Blanket.
(d) Estelle Miller.

15. What do Sharon's parents do for a living?
(a) They own a convenience store.
(b) They're architects.
(c) They're musicians.
(d) They're lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Estelle's son like about Indian men?

2. What does Jackson buy with twenty of his last twenty-five dollars?

3. What story does Sharon tell at every family gathering during her long marriage to David?

4. How does Jackson get the pow-wow regalia at the end of "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?

5. What does Sharon's confession initially make David want to do to her?

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