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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 subject does Mr. Homesley teach?
2. What interferes with Brennan's time with Mr. Homesley during the summer?
3. Who does Mr. Homesley think they need to ask about the skull?
4. What does Mr. Homesley say about Brennan going into the canyon alone?
5. How long does it take for Mr. Homesley's information to arrive?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 12, describe what Brennan is thinking when he contemplates the bullet hole in the skull.
2. What does Brennan find deep in the canyon and what does he do?
3. How long does it take for more information to come to Brennan and what does he do when Mr. Homesley calls about it?
4. What does Brennan pass in the canyon and what does he know?
5. What incident with Mr. Homesley does Brennan recall when he thinks of talking to him about the skull?
6. What dream did Brennan have in Chapter 11 about an eagle?
7. What does Brennan's mother tell him she has done and what is his response?
8. What film did thinking about the bullet hole remind Brennan of and why did he think of it?
9. What does Mr. Homesley say about the second source of information?
10. Where does Brennan meet Mr. Homesley, who do they see there and what does that person tell them about?
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. Compare/contrast Brennan to Coyote Runs. How are they alike? How are they different? Do you think their differences are mainly due to their era differences or culture?
2. Coyote Runs seems to be connected to Brennan. Do you think the connection would have occurred with anyone who happened to have found his skull? Why or why not?
3. Compare Coyote Runs' life with Brennan's life. How are they similar? How are they different? Use examples from Canyons to illustrate your comparison.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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