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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 what year does "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" begin?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1980.

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

3. What does Sharon give David for his fortieth birthday?
(a) A painting.
(b) A Tarot card reading.
(c) A set of golf clubs.
(d) A T-shirt referring to the lost cat.

4. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what does David do when the lost cat's owner comes to reclaim him.
(a) Demand a reward.
(b) Lie about his role in finding the cat, taking all the credit.
(c) Hide the cat so he can keep it.
(d) Offer to keep the cat.

5. What did the taxi driver study at Oxford?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Physics.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jackson try to sell to earn money to redeem the pow-wow regalia from the pawnshop?

2. After Jackson spends his lottery winnings, who gives him another twenty-five dollars?

3. When Sharon calls David a liar at the end of "Do You Know Where I Am?", how many times does David say he has lied to his wife?

4. What identifies the regalia in the pawnshop window as the property of the person to whom Jackson thinks it once belonged?

5. Why is the regalia Jackson spots in the pawnshop window no longer in the possession of its rightful owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jackson's relationship with Kay?

2. Why do you think Estelle fails to help the bleeding woman in the final scene of the story and how does this failure affect her relationship with her son?

3. What factors do you think contribute to and help perpetuate Jackson's homelessness in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?

4. Why do you think Jackson is so eager to redeem his grandmother's powwow regalia?

5. In what ways does "Flight Patterns" reflect that it takes place in a post-September 11th world?

6. In what ways is the title "Flight Patterns" related to the story?

7. Why does Jackson consider himself an "effective" homeless man?

8. Regarding "Flight Patterns," discuss William's familiarity with Donna Fargo and Patsy Cline and what it indicates.

9. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what is Sharon's family background and is it the stereotypical background for an Indian?

10. How are white people depicted in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" and how does this depiction compare to Estelle's opinion of white people?

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