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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. Why does Gerry drive the car off the side of the road?

2. What is Shawnee making for Lipsha?

3. What did Albertine study in school?

4. When does Lipsha have a vision of his childhood in Chapter 20?

5. What does Shawnee remember her father rubbing on her arms and neck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Shawnee act after coming home from the powwow?

3. What does the police officer say to Mary Fred before he can see her in the shed?

4. What happens to Lipsha during his spiritual fast?

5. What happens when Lulu is arrested?

6. Why does Lyman dance during his fast?

7. What happens during Lipsha's dream that he is prison?

8. What do Albertine and Zelda talk about when they are alone in Chapter 19?

9. What happens during Gerry's plane ride?

10. Who does Gerry mostly think about in jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lipsha's relationship with his medicine. How refined is it? How and when does he use it? Why does Lipsha want to strengthen his power? What does medicine mean to the people of the reservation? What does it mean when Lipsha misuses it or does not use it at all? How does Lipsha's medicine define him?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How are strong female characters used in this novel? Which female characters do you consider strong, and why? How do these characters influence the people around them and the events that take place in this novel? Who has a positive impact, and why? Who has a negative impact, and why?

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