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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in Havre, the narrator remembers a day with his brother. Where were he and his brother going?
(a) To town.
(b) To mend fences.
(c) To the bar.
(d) To herd cattle.

2. Who does the narrator's grandmother stay with after 25 years as a widow?
(a) A man on the tribal counsel.
(b) A fed.
(c) A half-white drifter.
(d) A rancher.

3. What do the local people think caused the river to turn milky white?
(a) Contamination from a mine.
(b) A streak of bad luck.
(c) The Chinook flood.
(d) The sugar beet factory.

4. What does the narrator's father dream about, but never does?
(a) Taking an Elk in Glacier Park.
(b) Buying a horse.
(c) Securing a job in Havre.
(d) Traveling to the coast.

5. While in Malta, why does the narrator decide he doesn't like the priest who drinks with his mother?
(a) He argues with the narrator every time he sees him.
(b) He won't go on the reservation.
(c) He's cheap.
(d) He's catholic.

6. After talking to his girlfriend and being beaten in the Havre bar, what does the narrator wake up to find he is missing?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His car keys.
(c) A tooth.
(d) His money.

7. How long are Lame Bull and Teresa gone after the narrator returns home from drinking?
(a) Three Days.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One evening.
(d) A week.

8. In Malta, what subject does the narrator argue with the other hotel bar patrons about?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Politics.
(c) Money.
(d) Women.

9. What is the weather like on the day the narrator and his brother go out to the range?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Overcast, but warm.
(c) Cold and windy.
(d) Just cloudy.

10. What animal is killed in the story that the narrator reads while sitting with his grandmother?
(a) A wildcat.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

11. What is the name of the narrator's brother?
(a) Rand.
(b) Mose.
(c) Oron.
(d) Erin.

12. After hitching a ride to Havre with a woman, what stops the narrator from raping her the next morning?
(a) A child in the kitchen.
(b) Her attitude.
(c) A noise outside.
(d) His conscience.

13. In Harlem, what occupation have many of the Native Americans adopted for the summer season?
(a) Fruit picking.
(b) Cowhands.
(c) Fire fighting.
(d) Construction.

14. What does the woman who helps the narrator outside the bar in Havre look like?
(a) She has a scarred face.
(b) She is overweight with blackened teeth.
(c) She is young but plain.
(d) She is slight and blond.

15. Besides the white traveler, who else does the narrator meet in the hotel bar in Malta?
(a) An insurance salesman.
(b) A friendly barmaid.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A college student.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator work when he goes outside the reservation?

2. After the narrator returns home from Malta, he goes to visit an old man. What is his name?

3. While in the bar in Havre, what object does the narrator find sitting on his seat when he returns from the bathroom?

4. In Havre, the narrator meets the white traveling man again. Why does the white man leave so quickly?

5. In Malta, what does the narrator do with the keys to the car after he spots the white traveler talking to someone?

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