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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 kind of weapon does Coyote Runs have?

2. What does Brennan think Bill does about problems with the kids?

3. What does Coyote Runs hope to do when he gets home?

4. What does Brennan's hobby do for him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brennan do immediately with skull and what is his guess about it?

3. What was the school Coyote Runs' attended suppose to do for him?

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

5. What does Brennan do as the kids begin to settle down?

6. What kind of school and where is it that Coyote Runs attended and who attended with him?

7. How does the soldier find Coyote Runs and what happens when he finds Coyote Runs?

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

9. What does Brennan hear and what does he do with the skull?

10. What happens to the group of warriors the day after the raid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Canyons based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Canyons is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Canyons has paranormal incidences in it changes whether it is a successful novel especially along the lines of whether it is believable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Canyons, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

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