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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 surprised Kope'mah as a child when she watched buffalo with her father?
2. When Grey was being raped, who does she imagine is making love to her?
3. Who does Murphy think he sounds like when he talks?
4. Who does Grey want to imitate as a rider?
5. Who is Cate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What passion did Grey acquire from Perfecto Atole?
2. Who is the mother and who is the child in Chapter Twelve of Book One?
3. The bear comes forth in planes, Dog is seen by Grey as standing in a plane, and Set's mind is perceived in planes. What are planes in this context?
4. At the Mottledmares', Set has a dream that he is deprived of a power that seems to him important. What does he dream he cannot do?
5. Why was it better for the Piegan people to believe that the boy was a bear than that he was a boy?
6. What does Lola Bourne see in the painting "Night Window Man" that Set himself does not see?
7. What does Koi-ehm-toya see as her responsibility to the children who wander into the woods?
8. How does Set define art as he struggles with his reflection in the mirror?
9. Set is taught in school that art is resistance. But he doesn't believe it. How does Set define art?
10. What does Grey want her grandmother to tell her about Set?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain which purpose Momaday had in mind as he wrote. Was his purpose to inform, to entertain, or to persuade? Why do you think so? Was he successful in achieving his purpose?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the birth of Grey and Set's child. Include details from the story and try to make predictions based on the known details. For instance, if the child is a boy, what do you think they will name him, and why? If it is a girl, what do you think they will name her and why? What kind of education do you think they will want for their child? How do you think they will celebrate the birth? Where do you think they will live? Remember to have plausible justification for each of your story elements.
Essay Topic 3
The horse Dog has significance in this story. Why is he important? What do we learn about Grey from Dog's response to her and from her dealings with him?
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