Montana 1948 Quizzes

Montana 1948 Quiz 1

1 What year was Montana 1948 published?
1998

1993

1949

1948
2 Where was Larry Watson born?
Rugby, Texas

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bentrock, Montana

Bismarck, North Dakota
3 Montana 1948 can be described as all the following EXCEPT:
revisionist western

historical fiction

bildungsroman

traditional western
4 Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of Larry Watson's writing?
figurative speech

universal themes

gritty characters

complicated prose
5 According to his interviews, Larry Watson doesn't consider himself a _____?
cowboy

Western writer

midwesterner

professor
6 How old is David during the summer of 1948?
10

16

12

15
7 What Native American tribe is Marie from?
Blackfoot

Sioux

Navajo

Salish
8 Bentrock, Mercer County is located in which corner of Montana?
SW

NW

SE

NE
9 Why does David describe the land and weather in Mercer County?
to complain about his hometown

to explain why there is very little criminal activity

to explain why his family is poor

to describe the plight of the Native Americans living there
10 Which of the following does David use to explain the feeling in Mercer County in 1948?
A hyperbole

A simile

An understatement

A metaphor
11 Why didn't Wesley go to war?
because he was too afraid

because a childhood injury prevented him

because he was sheriff of Mercer County

because his wife forbade him from going
12 Which of the following is NOT a reason why Wesley doesn't look like a Western sheriff?
he has the wrong kind of gun for a sheriff

he is short, meek, and dull

he wears brogans and a fedora

he doesn't carry a gun
13 Why does Gail want Wesley to be an attorney?
she thinks he's a terrible sheriff

she worries about the danger of the sheriff's job

she wants him to fully be himself

she wants him to get a better paying job
14 Who is Wesley's deputy sheriff?
Mel Paddock

Ollie Young Bear

Julian Hayden

Len McAuley
15 Besides working in the sheriff's office, what else did Grandpa Hayden do?
practice medicine

be a lawyer

run a corn farm

run a cattle ranch
16 What does his small town taste like to David?
poison

medicine

healthy food

pabulum
17 The following quote is an example of which literary element? “And in my case, my parents were not only figurative agents of the law, my father was the law.”
metaphor

Personification

understatement

simile
18 Why does David try to spend as much time as possible out of town?
he tries to avoid his parents

he likes the power he has in the wild

he doesn't know how to live comfortably among other children and adults

he wants to escape the pressure of his family name
19 Where is Marie originally from?
South Dakota

North Dakota

Canada

Montana
20 David uses a simile to compare Marie's mother to a:
a shy bird

a scared rabbit

a fierce buffalo

a wise owl
21 Which of the following is NOT a reason why David loved Marie?
because she cared for him

because she talked to him

because she wasn't like other adults he knew

because she was more of a mom to him than his own mother
22 When does David begin his story?
March 1948

December 1948

July 1948

August 1948
23 Much of the imagery Watson uses in Montana 1948 is about:
David's thoughts

David's house

physical descriptions of characters

Nature
24 What makes Marie jump out of her sick bed?
the idea of missing supper

a nightmare she has

Gail's arrival at lunchtime

Gail mentioning Dr. Hayden
25 What event makes David cognizant of his father's racism towards Native Americans?
when his father shot a Native American man

when Marie refuses to see a doctor

when his father doesn't believe Marie's allegations against Frank

when an aunt gifts David a pair of moccasins

“They couldn’t arrest us -we are the law." (P.75) What is the story behind this quote, and why is it significant to the text as a whole?

This quote alludes to the fact that Wes is sheriff, as was his father before him... thus, they had the power to overlook Frank's crimes and do nothing... and no one could say a thing about it.

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Is David’s view of his father changing? How and why? Provide quotes to support your answer

Section please?

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Why does David kill the magpie and what important life lessons does he learn from his experience?

In Chapter Two, David's grandfather gives him a pistol and bullets in case he runs into coyotes while he is out riding. Not accustomed to having a multi-shot gun, David looks to his parents for permission, and they agree, but stress that he’s only...

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