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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 the skunk remind Lipsha?

2. What does Lipsha do when Lyman calls him his brother?

3. What does Shawnee's father tell her to ask for?

4. What does Zelda call Redford?

5. Henry used to do what after winning a competition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zelda do when she thinks she is having a heart attack?

2. How does Albertine try to defend Shawnee and Redford in Chapter 19?

3. How does Redford feel about staying with his aunts?

4. Why does Lyman dance during his fast?

5. What makes Shawnee feel warm in her apartment at school?

6. How does Lulu prepare for the visit from the federal agents?

7. Why does Lipsha take up an interest in religion?

8. What happens when Lipsha checks the Dumpster for his father?

9. What happens when Lulu is arrested?

10. Describe the memory Shawnee has of her father during the powwow.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lyman's bingo hall. What does the it represent to Lyman? Choose three other characters and describe what the bingo hall represents to them. How does the hall move the plot of this novel forward?

Essay Topic 2

How do family relationships complicate Lipsha's life? Describe some of his family relationships and the struggles they have together. How does Lipsha address these struggles? How do the struggles impact the characters and the plot? What is the author's commentary on family?

Essay Topic 3

After returning home, Lipsha spends most of his time trying to win over Shawnee. Summarize their relationship and describe how the quest for this relationship hurts and helps Lipsha. How does Lipsha develop throughout the novel because of this relationship?

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