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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. What does Alvin Miller Jr. do to his father?

2. What does Tenska-Tawa call Alvin Miller Jr.?

3. What does Ta-Kumsaw represent to Hooch?

4. What is La Fayette convinced could replace horses?

5. When does Alvin Miller Jr. feel small?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alvin think he has failed in the Shining Man's request "to make all things whole"? What doesn't he understand?

2. What is interesting to Lolla regarding Alvin's command over the roaches within his home?

3. Who are the primary suspects in Armor's mind in regards to the abductions?

4. What is the difference in the way Hooch is treated at Carthage City as opposed to the way he is treated by the US Marshals in Suskwahenny?

5. What does Napoleon Bonaparte do, and how does it make Frederic feel?

6. What is different regarding the way Alvin changes things compared to the way other White men change things?

7. What story does Ta-Kumsaw tell the red bird?

8. How is Lolla-Wossiky humiliated?

9. Why does Lolla want to find his dream beast?

10. Why has no one ever called Eleanor a pretty woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hoochs' ability as a spark. What is the only thing that keeps him in check? How does this fail to deter him once he is threatened with death if he doesn't comply with Harrison's request? How does this act inevitably bring about Hoochs' demise?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lolla-Wossiky's interpretation of Christianity. Discuss Armor and Thrower's interpretation of Red religion. Which appears, at first glance, to be more accurate? Which is portrayed in a better light in this novel? Explain how you have come to your conclusions and cite quotes from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Caucasian and Native American relations since settlers arrived from Europe. Under what precedence did Caucasian people take over the land that had once belonged strictly to the native peoples?

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