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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. In 2003, how much does Hank give Ever to do security at the powwow?

2. When did Araceli stop claiming Ever as a cousin?

3. How long ago did Jasper Geimausaddle, Ever's great-grandfather and a medicine man, pass away?

4. What is the name of a boy who breaks a bench at the powwow in 2003?

5. When Araceli crosses the border with her grandparents in 2005, how long are she and her grandparents forced to wait in a small room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lonnie's history?

2. At the wedding, what are Sissy's thoughts when the minister says, "Speak now or forever hold your peace" (130)?

3. How is the birth of Turtle Faith Geimausaddle a time of healing for her family?

4. What does Leander do one morning when Ever is upset that Leander is taking too long to go to his GED class?

5. What signs does Sissy see that Lonnie might be unfaithful to her brother?

6. What signs are there that Lonnie is doing meth after Ever has been in South Korea a couple months?

7. What does Leander draw when he attends a meeting to see if he can attend Eisenhower High?

8. How does Lonnie's family react when she tells them she is getting married?

9. Why is Sissy busy in 1999?

10. How does Araceli know Jimena?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Calling for a Blanket Dance to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections told? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow Hokeah to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important information about Ever to readers?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Calling for a Blanket Dance, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different chapters?

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