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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the trickster spider Jacquie and Opal's mother told them stories about?
(a) Veho.
(b) Spicket.
(c) Melvin.
(d) Arachnia.

2. What does Orvil pull out of an itchy red bump on his leg?
(a) Pus.
(b) Spider legs.
(c) Splinters.
(d) Bone.

3. What does Daniel teach himself to do at least in part with the help of an online community?
(a) Assemble a car engine.
(b) Write computer code.
(c) Build a robot.
(d) Perform traditional Native dances.

4. What does Karen frequently ask Bill to do for Edwin?
(a) Karen asks Bill to help Edwin with homework.
(b) Karen asks Bill to give Edwin rides to and from his new job.
(c) Karen asks Bill to cook for Edwin.
(d) Karen asks Bill to take Edwin out for drinks.

5. What does Fina want the animal fur for?
(a) To make a coat.
(b) To add to regalia she is making.
(c) To make a medicine box for Octavio.
(d) To make into a poultice.

6. What happens to Blue right before she gets to the bus station?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She is in a car accident.
(c) She is robbed.
(d) She passes out.

7. Who does Harvey tell Jacquie he was drinking with in the desert they are crossing when he saw a strange vision?
(a) His wife.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) Navajo twins.
(d) His son.

8. What was Bill's favorite activity in jail?
(a) Bill cooked while in jail.
(b) Bill did woodworking while in jail.
(c) Bill read voraciously in jail.
(d) Bill did accounting while in jail.

9. What kind of animal does Fina ask Octavio to collect fur from while she holds it down?
(a) A deer.
(b) A badger.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A bobcat.

10. What is Harvey's role at the powwow?
(a) Emcee.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Sponsor.

11. What does Orvil talk about when he sits down for Dene's project?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His dancing.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

12. Who does Octavio move in with after his mother and brother's death?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Fina.
(d) Manny.

13. What does Jacquie do for a living?
(a) She is the mayor of a small town.
(b) She is a daycare provider.
(c) She is a substance abuse counselor.
(d) She is an insurance salesperson.

14. How did Jacquie's daughter die?
(a) She was murdered.
(b) She had a car accident.
(c) She committed suicide.
(d) She overdosed.

15. Which of the following best describes Opal's physical appearance?
(a) Extremely tall.
(b) Slight and delicate.
(c) Exceptionally short.
(d) Big and sturdy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Calvin talks about when he does Dene's project?

2. What does Sixto do with Octavio when Octavio comes to visit him after his mother and brother's deaths?

3. What does Opal text Jacquie to tell her about Orvil?

4. What was Blue's original first name?

5. What does Orvil do secretly that he does not want Opal to know about?

(see the answer keys)

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