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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. When the narrator meets a woman in the bar in Harlem, what initials are tattooed on her ring finger?
(a) BR.
(b) ARM.
(c) MT.
(d) JR.

2. After losing Dougie in Malta, the narrator walks through a movie theater. Who does he see on the screen?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Doris Day.
(d) Greta Garbo.

3. Before the narrator heads for Malta, what memories are brought back by the bar in Dodson?
(a) Memories of his father.
(b) Memories of drunken beatings.
(c) Memories of school encounters.
(d) Memories of visits from the white men.

4. What does Lame Bull start wearing as the new proprietor of a large ranch?
(a) A bolo tie.
(b) A constant grin.
(c) A large belt buckle.
(d) A big hat.

5. What tribe is the narrator's girlfriend from?
(a) Blackfeet.
(b) Cree.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Gros Ventre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's brother?

2. While in Malta, what is the narrator constantly afraid of as he walks through town?

3. What do the local people think caused the river to turn milky white?

4. In the bar in Malta, why does the narrator lie to the bartender about knowing Lame Bull?

5. In Chapter 5, what does the narrator find that he thinks will help him with fishing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the narrator's memories of his brother usually like?

2. At the beginning of the book, how does the grandmother feel about the girl the narrator has brought home, and why?

3. Other than his family members, how does the narrator interact with women?

4. What attitude do the narrator's people have toward the Cree people, and how is this shown?

5. When the narrator goes fishing in Chapter Three, what is significant about the color of the river?

6. When the narrator finally speaks with his girlfriend, how does the conversation go?

7. How does the narrator react to people who are not from the reservation?

8. What does the narrator dislike about the relationship between the priest and his mother?

9. Does the white traveling man give the narrator a positive or a negative example of how white men treat Native Americans? Why?

10. Based on his reactions so far, does the narrator seem to be a compassionate person? Why or why not?

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