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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 2008, what tribe is a boy from who is an OKC Crip who angers Leander?

2. How old was Leander the last time he remembers seeing his mother?

3. How old is Kyran in 1999?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Sissy busy in 1999?

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

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

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

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

9. What problems do Araceli and her grandparents have when they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico?

10. What does Leander remember about his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ever and Lonnie meet on a cruise night in Tahlequah. Why does their relationship fail?

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

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?

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