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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christine jokingly call Elgin when she introduces him to other Indians?
(a) A Mohegan.
(b) A Tall Tree.
(c) A Black Hawk.
(d) A Mahogany.

2. When Christine sees Aunt Ida, as they approached her house on foot, she is surprised to see Aunt Ida wearing what?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) Lee's uniform.
(c) A wig.
(d) A dress.

3. Who writes to tell Christine that Lee dies in Vietnam?
(a) Aunt Ida.
(b) Dayton.
(c) Father Hurlburt.
(d) Pauline.

4. What does Elgin always smell like to Christine?
(a) Spearmint gum.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Old Spice.
(d) Wintergreen Lifesavers.

5. What is Christine's due date with Rayona?
(a) December 3.
(b) March 14.
(c) February 19.
(d) June 7.

6. What does the company make where Christine works in Seattle when she is pregnant?
(a) Indian jewelry.
(b) Salads.
(c) Black boxes.
(d) Rugs.

7. What is the color of the scarf that Aunt Ida uses to wipe the dirt off Lee's coffin?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Purple.

8. In Christine's hallucination during the snow-covered drive to Montana, where does she see Lee standing?
(a) In a golden field.
(b) On a golden staircase.
(c) On a golden beach.
(d) In a golden lake.

9. What is the most valuable thing Christine tells Rayona she has?
(a) State Farm insurance.
(b) Rings.
(c) Life insurance.
(d) Video membership.

10. What does Christine teach Rayona while they live with Dayton?
(a) To weave.
(b) To drive.
(c) To ride horses.
(d) To cook Indian food.

11. Christine always thinks the IHS hospital smells like _________.
(a) Bleach.
(b) Lysol.
(c) Death.
(d) Sadness.

12. What does Christine leave behind in one of the many apartments she rushes to move out of?
(a) The last letter from Lee.
(b) Rayona's birth certificate.
(c) Her marriage license.
(d) A picture of her and Lee.

13. What kind of club do Elgin and Christine go to on their wedding night?
(a) Dance.
(b) Reggae.
(c) Country & Western.
(d) Jazz.

14. How old is Christine when she gets her terminal diagnosis from the IHS doctor?
(a) 44.
(b) 37.
(c) 41.
(d) 31.

15. What show does Aunt Ida explain to everyone as they watch television the night she comes to dinner at Dayton's house?
(a) Hill Street Blues.
(b) Knots Landing.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Falcon Crest.

Short Answer Questions

1. While staying with Datyon, what does Christine do for the first time in her life?

2. What does Aunt Ida give to Christine when she comes to Dayton's for dinner?

3. Christine and Dayton act like what while Christine stays with him?

4. Growing up, Rayona likes the __________ of her father.

5. Christine remembers what she reads about in ____________ so she can tell Dayton about it while they eat dinner in the evenings.

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