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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dalva reveal has died while at the Lazy Daze Tavern?

2. With what does Dalva find herself tired of involving Michael?

3. What happens when Michael hugs Naomi at the river?

4. What is Michael's speech at the rotary club about?

5. Of what does Dalva's son's adoptive mother inform her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the meeting between Dalva and her son's adoptive mother.

2. Discuss One Stab's visit to Northridge.

3. Discuss Michael's speech at the rotary club.

4. Discuss the journal entries of Northridge about the bodies he placed in the cellar.

5. What does Dalva learn about Paul's ranch?

6. What happens to Michael when he leaves the hospital?

7. What does Northridge discover about the government's plans for the Sioux?

8. How does Michael seduce Karen?

9. What does Dalva find in the cellar?

10. Why does Northridge ride to locate the wife of White Tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are character descriptions used to provide information on characters in the story? What are the benefits of character descriptions used in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Heartache is a strong foil in the story. How does heartache prove to be a foil and what are the consequences of this foil?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of chapters and titles in the novel and the effect they have on the story.

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