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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. When does Lalo retire and close his bar?

2. What is the worst thing for Tayo when in the war?

3. What kind of hat does Descheeny wear?

4. What was wrong with the wool blankets the army gave the Indians in the 1800’s?

5. Into what mountains does Tayo, the medicine man, and Shush ride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tayo find out when he returns to his family?

2. How does Rocky end up dead?

3. What does Tayo think about the cattle in the book compared to his uncle’s cattle?

4. What does Betonie tell Tayo about why Tayo saw Indian faces in the Japanese?

5. Why do the two ranch hands leave Tayo alone?

6. How do Josiah and the boys learn about cattle care?

7. What does Old Grandma do with Tayo, what does he think he needs to do and what does she want him to do?

8. Where does Tayo spend the night on the day he finds the cattle and who does he see when he wakes?

9. Who is hired as a shepherd after Harley and how does that go?

10. What does Tayo watch his friends do from a boulder above them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One medicine man also talks about the fragility of the world, something that Tayo understands intimately. He knows all too well how difficult it is to maintain balance in a hostile, chaotic world.

Why do you think Tayo sees the world as hostile and chaotic and what do you think Tayo means by balance? Use examples from Ceremony to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes Ceremony interesting.

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Tayo. What are his strengths and weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Auntie and Emo.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels.

Compare/contrast the characters of Tayo and Auntie. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Josiah and Emo. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

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