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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. How long has Hayes Shade sold cedar flutes, ribbon shirts, beaded moccasins, and such?

2. Where does Ever get a job in 1995?

3. How much does Quinton get in 1993 from lease money?

4. What Cheyenne clan does Lena say that Ever belongs to?

5. In 1995, where is Turtle working?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vincent not pick up the boys after school one day?

2. What does Ever read while he is staying with his father in 1990?

3. After Everardo's bout in the hospital, why does TG&Y want to fire Turtle, and why does she not get fired?

4. Why do Lila and Turtle ask Vincent to get Ever and Quinton from school?

5. What do Quinton and Ever spend their per cap payments on?

6. What does Turtle bring VIncent when he wants to make gourd dance regalia for Ever and Quinton?

7. Why does Hayes Shade give Ever a booger mask?

8. Where does Turtle get a job after Everardo is nearly beaten to death and why does she like it?

9. Why does Lila have to get Ever in 1990?

10. Where does Turtle get the money for the down payment for a house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Calling for a Blanket Dance, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Everardo is beaten by Mexican police. How do the police use their power to extort money and beat Everardo? How do they abuse their power and authority?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Calling for a Blanket Dance? How does the way that 12 first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Ever?

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