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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 ethnicity are the ranchers the party raided?

2. Who were the kids in the van with Brennan?

3. What kind of weapon does Coyote Runs have?

4. What are two activities Brennan's mother became involved in that he managed to avoid?

5. Where does Coyote Runs try to hide from the soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brennan feel about the person driving the van and how does he feel about the kids in it by the time they arrive?

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

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

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

6. How hard is Brennan's job and what does his boss talk about?

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

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

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

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

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

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Canyons is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Brennan learns that the skull was murdered at close contact with a large rifle, a shot that was clearly murder.

1. Defend or refute the above statement. Was the killing of Coyote Runs murder or the carrying out of a soldier's duties?

2. During the course of any war there are soldiers who kill those who are not armed combatants. These killings are considered a war crime. Most soldiers charged with war crimes use the defense of following orders. Discuss under what circumstances you believe a soldier should refuse a direct order.

3, Discuss the possible reasons the soldier had for killing Coyote Runs. The obvious one is prejudice but there may be many emotional, physical, cultural and mental causes.

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