Medicine Walk Quizzes

Medicine Walk Quiz 1

1 Who is the old man?
The old man is Eldon's friend, Jimmy

The old man is actually Eldon

The old man is Bunky, the man in Eldon's story

The old man is Eldon's former boss, Jenks
2 What does Frank take Eldon to see at the beginning of their journey?
The old mill

Eldon's mother

Becka

Rock paintings
3 How does Angie die?
Suicide

Her liver fails

Eldon kills her

She dies in childbirth
4 According to Becka, what is the only thing we are left with at the end of life?
The love we have for others

Our stories

Our children

Medicine
5 What does Becka give Frank to aid Eldon in his final hours?
Stories

Bannock and beans

Alcohol

Medicine
6 Who does Frank say Eldon has been carrying around, all this time?
His wife and lover, Angie

Eldon's mother, and the shame in leaving her

His lost relationship with Frank

His friend, Jimmy
7 Why does Eldon wish to be buried in the warrior way?
Frank suggested that Eldon be buried that way, and Eldon wishes to connect with his son

He believes it is the only way his life can have meaning

He swore to Jimmy that he would bury Jimmy in the warrior way, but was unable to

He was brought up in the old ways of the Ojibway and promised his mother he would
8 What activity does Eldon plan for Frank on Frank's 10th birthday?
Disappointing Frank by getting drunk

Going out to eat with Frank at a diner

Teaching Frank to go fly-fishing

Having Frank drive a truck
9 Which of these best describes Frank's feelings toward his father by the end of the novel?
Sad, raw, and unsure if he forgives Eldon or not

Complete forgiveness and understanding of Eldon through his stories

Peace after burying Eldon in the manner he asked

Bitterness and extreme hatred towards Eldon for not being present his entire life
10 Frank is often described as:
Shy, furtive, and ignorant

Speaking like a man

Being scared to speak his mind

Being outgoing with others and very capable
11 Eldon largely connects to the women in his life through
Sex and physical affection

Their stories

Eldon never demonstrates true connection to women

Drinking
12 According to Jimmy, what does the last name "Starlight" mean?
It is a name given to people who were superior navigators

It is a name given to Ojibways by white people

It is a teacher's name, meaning the Starlights were teachers and storytellers

It is the name of the people who followed the stars to Canada
13 Why does Eldon kill Jimmy?
He kills Jimmy to spare him pain after being shot, and so their position is not given away

He kills Jimmy in anger, after a brawl at a bar

He accidentally kills Jimmy while they are in fighting in the Korean War

He kills Jimmy because Jimmy came between Eldon's mother and Jenks
14 What does Frank do with the hooch?
He pours most of it out when Eldon asks him to, but saves some

He pours all of it out when Eldon asks him to, saving nothing

He drinks it all himself so Eldon won't

Nothing, he knows Eldon will need it in his final hours
15 Who is Angie enamored with when Eldon first meets her?
Eldon, for breaking up a fight in a bar

No one, she is aloof and alone in the bar

Bunky, for breaking up a fight in a bar

Eldon, because he is the only other Native in the bar
16 Why does Angie believe it's important to miss things?
Missing things causes pain, and experiencing pain makes someone more human

Missing things is what gives your life meaning, in the absence of something you feel its importance

Missing things makes them all the better when they return

Missing things makes you know you're living, that you touched something and something touched you
17 Why can Eldon never manage to tell Angie about his past?
He is ashamed

Angie dies before Eldon gets the chance

He is too proud

Angie has no interest in hearing about Frank's past
18 Which of the following is something Eldon and Angie do NOT do when they move in together?
Angie gets pregnant

Fix up the trapper's cabin

Write to Bunky to tell him how they are

Eldon begins drinking again
19 What is the name of the sequel to Medicine Walk?
Ragged Company

Starlight

Indian Horse

One Story, One Song
20 When was Medicine Walk published?
2014

Posthumously, in 2018

2015

2012
21 Richard Wagamese was a member of which nation?
The Wabaseemoong Independent Nations

Ojibway Nation of Saugeen

Lac des Mill Lacs First Nation

Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing
22 Where is Medicine Walk set?
British Columbia

Ontario

Manitoba

Alberta
23 What is Frank unsure of after Eldon's death?
What Eldon wanted in the end, and if he loves Eldon

If he believes all that Eldon told him, and where Eldon went after he died

What Eldon wanted in the end, and if he forgives Eldon

If Eldon really loved Angie, and who the old man is
24 What is something Frank does NOT do when he returns to the farm?
Weep for Eldon once more

Help the old man nail planks

Give the old man a stone from the grave

Raise his hand to the line of ancestors before him
25 What is the first story Angie tells Eldon, after dinner?
A story about her mother's drinking, to relate to Eldon

A story about an underwater being who hates the underwater world

A story about how her father died and her mother faded away

A story about an underwater being who longs for the world above