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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the band that Venery describes playing in when he met Jerry Garcia in Chapter 13?
(a) Venery and the Vibrations.
(b) Venery and the Voyeurs.
(c) Venery and the Vixens.
(d) Venery and the Vultures.

2. What is the Cherokee word for bird?
(a) Tsisqua.
(b) Nun-Yunu-Wi.
(c) Jistu.
(d) Osiyo.

3. To what animal does Edgar compare Lyle's appearance in Chapter 17?
(a) An owl.
(b) A rat.
(c) A buzzard.
(d) A badger.

4. What natural phenomenon do Maria and Ernest experience in Chapter 14?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A flood.
(c) An eclipse.
(d) An earthquake.

5. What does the Seven Dancers refer to in Edgar's dream in Chapter 17?
(a) The Pleiades star system.
(b) The Scorpius constellation.
(c) The Belt of Orion.constellation.
(d) The Ursa Major contellation.

6. What does Sonja say her feelings for Vin have fluctuated between after last night at the casino in Chapter 15?
(a) Hunger and disinterest.
(b) Lust and obsession.
(c) Hatred and love.
(d) Anger and apathy.

7. What is the name of the marina that Sonja describes walking to in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Barnacle Bill's Marina.
(b) Barley Bob's Marina.
(c) The White Castle Marina.
(d) The Light House Marina.

8. What does Ernest remember about his childhood moccasins in Chapter 10?
(a) The white beads.
(b) The red beads.
(c) The leather soles.
(d) The blue beads.

9. What is the name of the story that Wyatt reads to the kids at the shelter in Chapter 14?
(a) "The Uktena and Tlanuwa."
(b) "Doe Stah Dah Nuh Dey."
(c) "The Yunwi Tsunsdi."
(d) "The Giant Peach."

10. Who, along with Vin, was chasing Sonja in a nightmare in Chapter 15?
(a) Calvin Hoff.
(b) Roger Huffman.
(c) James Hoff.
(d) Tyson Jackson.

11. What company is said to be the creator of the Savage game in Chapter 17?
(a) Darkening Land Media Inc.
(b) Andrews, Jackson Media Inc.
(c) Echo and Denali Media Inc.
(d) Andrews and Johnson Media Inc.

12. What kind of bird lands in Sonja's yard and watches her in Chapter 11?
(a) A buzzard.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) An owl.
(d) A hawk.

13. What told Tsala to go to the mountains to find the woman he would marry in Wyatt's second story in Chapter 14?
(a) A fox.
(b) A badger.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A bear.

14. What kind of drugs does Jackson say Charlie has sometimes in Chapter 17?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Methamphetamine.
(c) Mexican speedballs.
(d) Heroin.

15. What game does Wyatt ask Ernest to play with him in Chapter 10?
(a) Chess.
(b) Shoots and Ladders.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Bingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sonja go to see Vin (although she does not talk to him) in Chapter 11?

2. What does Venery say Jim Thorpe died from in Chapter 9?

3. What does the Cherokee phrase "Aniyosgi anahili" (126) mean in English?

4. From what book of the Bible does Tsala describe reading after the missionaries introduced Christianity in Chapter 12?

5. What does Wyatt say the title of his story means in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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