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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 time does Lonnie get home one night in 1999 when the McDonald's manager drives her home?

2. In 1999, how much leave does Ever get so he can go home?

3. In 2003, where is Ever staying in 2003?

4. How old were Jimena's parents when they married?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Turtle go after Sissy's graduation ceremony from nursing school?

3. Why is Sissy busy in 1999?

4. Why was Leander in juvenile detention when he met Ever?

5. What does Araceli's father tell her about her uncle Everardo?

6. How did Ever get a regular discharge from the Army?

7. Who plans Lonnie and Ever's wedding?

8. After Sissy's graduation party, why does Sissy kick Lonnie out of the house?

9. What do Jimena and Ever do to try to heal their baby in utero?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Hokeah use artistic license to create the realistic background of Calling for a Blanket Dance?

Essay Topic 2

Ever makes a visit to his father in 1990. How successful is the visit? What does the visit reveal about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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