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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Old Shaawano’s daughter die?
(a) She is eaten by wolves.
(b) She falls off a cliff.
(c) She is run over by a wagon wheel.
(d) She freezes.

2. What kind of car does Davan drive?
(a) A toyota.
(b) A cherokee.
(c) A subaru.
(d) A winnebago.

3. What is Kit Tatro’s real name?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Everett.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Emmett.

4. What craft is Anaquot’s host making when Anaquot arrives?
(a) A burial shroud.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A dance suit.
(d) A headdress.

5. What secret ingredient does Anaquot’s host sing about?
(a) The gall of a wolverine.
(b) The spit of a bear.
(c) The eye of a newt.
(d) The tooth of a coyote.

6. How does Anaquot describe the absence of love?
(a) A funeral of the heart.
(b) A declining fever.
(c) A gradual clarity.
(d) A windfall of riches.

7. Which object does Sarah Tatro feel a particular connection with?
(a) A box of old records.
(b) A handmade doll.
(c) The painted drum.
(d) A pair of moccasins.

8. What does Faye refer to as “an unforeseen drawback” of her actions (74)?
(a) Kit Tatro’s bare chest.
(b) Kurt’s friendship with Elsie.
(c) The police raid on her house.
(d) Kendra’s death.

9. Who is Lonny Germaine?
(a) A local police officer.
(b) A local troublemaker.
(c) Kurt’s mentor.
(d) Elsie’s son.

10. Why does Faye feel complicit in Davan’s death?
(a) Because she sold him his car.
(b) Because of her involvement with Kurt.
(c) Because she never liked him.
(d) Because she did not free Davan’s dog.

11. What is the meaning of Ziigwan’aage’s name?
(a) Hyena.
(b) Wolverine.
(c) Crow.
(d) Tigress.

12. Who instructs Old Shaawano to begin making a drum?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Ziigwan’aage
(c) Anaquot.
(d) His daughter.

13. Which plant reminds Faye of her childhood?
(a) Roses.
(b) Nettles.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Jewelweed.

14. Who was Albert’s grandfather?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A keeper of sacred wood.
(c) A storyteller.
(d) A healer.

15. How does Kurt’s wife die?
(a) A robbery shooting.
(b) Suicide.
(c) A fluke driving accident.
(d) A long-term illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “wiigwaasi-jiimaan” mean?

2. What is the title of the carving Kurt is working on when the novel begins?

3. What job does Old Shaawano do to make money?

4. How does Faye describe her relationship with love?

5. What animal does Davan kill with his crossbow?

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