Montana 1948 Quizzes

Montana 1948 Quiz 1

1 What year was Montana 1948 published?
1998

1949

1993

1948
2 Where was Larry Watson born?
Rugby, Texas

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bentrock, Montana
3 Montana 1948 can be described as all the following EXCEPT:
historical fiction

traditional western

revisionist western

bildungsroman
4 Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of Larry Watson's writing?
gritty characters

universal themes

complicated prose

figurative speech
5 According to his interviews, Larry Watson doesn't consider himself a _____?
midwesterner

Western writer

cowboy

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

15

16

12
7 What Native American tribe is Marie from?
Navajo

Salish

Blackfoot

Sioux
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 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

to complain about his hometown
10 Which of the following does David use to explain the feeling in Mercer County in 1948?
A simile

A hyperbole

An understatement

A metaphor
11 Why didn't Wesley go to war?
because his wife forbade him from going

because a childhood injury prevented him

because he was too afraid

because he was sheriff of Mercer County
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 wears brogans and a fedora

he doesn't carry a gun

he is short, meek, and dull
13 Why does Gail want Wesley to be an attorney?
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

she thinks he's a terrible sheriff
14 Who is Wesley's deputy sheriff?
Mel Paddock

Len McAuley

Ollie Young Bear

Julian Hayden
15 Besides working in the sheriff's office, what else did Grandpa Hayden do?
run a cattle ranch

run a corn farm

practice medicine

be a lawyer
16 What does his small town taste like to David?
poison

medicine

pabulum

healthy food
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

simile

understatement

Personification
18 Why does David try to spend as much time as possible out of town?
he likes the power he has in the wild

he wants to escape the pressure of his family name

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

he tries to avoid his parents
19 Where is Marie originally from?
South Dakota

Canada

Montana

North Dakota
20 David uses a simile to compare Marie's mother to a:
a scared rabbit

a wise owl

a fierce buffalo

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

because she was more of a mom to him than his own mother

because she talked to him

because she wasn't like other adults he knew
22 When does David begin his story?
March 1948

December 1948

August 1948

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

David's thoughts

Nature

physical descriptions of characters
24 What makes Marie jump out of her sick bed?
Gail mentioning Dr. Hayden

the idea of missing supper

Gail's arrival at lunchtime

a nightmare she has
25 What event makes David cognizant of his father's racism towards Native Americans?
when his father shot a Native American man

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

when Marie refuses to see a doctor

when an aunt gifts David a pair of moccasins

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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“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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