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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 many attackers chase Magpie and Coyote Runs?

2. What does Brennan think he hears in the dark?

3. What happens to Coyote Runs in the chaos after the raid?

4. What makes Coyote Runs slow as he goes into the canyon?

5. Where was the white school Coyote Runs had to attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Coyote Runs' group travel and where do they stop to rest?

2. What does Brennan notice as he is arriving at his house in Chapter 2?

3. What does Brennan Cole like to do and how does it help him?

4. Who does Coyote Runs' group encounter as they are heading to their destination, and how do they handle that encounter?

5. Why is Brennan annoyed while riding in the van? How does he feel about being there?

6. What horse is Coyote Runs riding after the raid and what are his hopes concerning it?

7. What is Coyote Runs told to do on the raid?

8. What does Brennan suggest at the camp site to settle the children?

9. Where does Brennan's mother tell him they are going and with whom?

10. What does Coyote Runs learn he will be doing soon and which of his friends will be doing it also?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Canyons.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Brennan worries about his mother being hurt by the men in her life.

1. With research, define the term, co-dependent and discuss whether the term could be applied to Brennan in relation to his mother.

2. Do you think a fourteen-year-old boy would notice some of his mother's feelings Brennan seems to understand in this book? Why or why not?

3. In relation to Brennan and his mother, does Brennan seem to be more the adult than his mother? Why or why not? Use examples from Canyons to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Brennan is embarrassed when Mr. Homesley singles him out and asks him to search for a beetle in the grass. He always feels awkward and shy at school and feels he does not fit in well with the other students.

1. What do you think a student should do if she/he doesn't fit into the crowd at school? Use examples from Canyons and your life to support your answer.

2. What do you think makes a student stick out from others? Use examples from Canyons and your life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think children tend to pick on another who is different?

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