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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 will Coyote Runs be doing when the warriors stop?

2. What does Brennan do when he can't sleep?

3. How old is Coyote Runs?

4. Why didn't Brennan use an excuse to get out of going on the trip?

5. What did Brennan feel when he held his breath when he was first staring at the cottonwoods?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, where is Coyote Runs going and who is he following?

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

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

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

6. Where does Coyote Runs go after Magpie is shot, what has happened to him and his horse? How does that affect what he does?

7. Where does the van in which Brennan is riding stop and then what do they do?

8. What kind of gun does Coyote Runs have and what will he be doing with the people in question #6?

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

10. What does Coyote Runs believe about him and bullets and what does he do after catching up with the rest of the raiding party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Canyons interesting. Discuss the following characters:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Brennan. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Coyote Runs. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Brennan's mother. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. What is the symbolism between Brennan's life and Coyote Runs' life?

2. With research define narrative contrivance and make a case for or against whether the fact it was a fourteen year old boy who runs found the skull and other contrivances, such as Brennan injuring his ankle just as Coyote Runs' ankle was injured from being shot.

3. With research, chose a group of people today who are experiencing the same type of genocide that the American Indian experienced in the 1800s. Discuss the differences and similarities between the two groups of people.

Essay Topic 3

Brennan's mother has found the skull and called the police, taking the power of choice out of Brennan's hands. Brennan runs away and takes the skull back to the canyon.

1. Why do you think Brennan's mother called the police? Do you think this was a good decision on her part? Why or why not?

2. The above statement says that the call to the police took away Brennan's power of choice. Do you believe this is true? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Brennan was right to run away? Why or why not?

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