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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. In May where does Tayo tell his family he is going to go?

2. What is the name of the medicine man that Ku'oosh wants Tayo to see?

3. How did the medicine man get to Chicago in 1903?

4. What kind of victims is Descheeny known to be able to help?

5. Where do Harley and Tayo pick up a ride after they leave the spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Josiah feel about Tayo and how does Josiah treat Tayo?

2. What does Tayo do with his memories of Night Swan and Josiah?

3. Of what does Tayo dream as he and Robert prepare for winter? What does Tayo decide to do because of the dreams?

4. What does Betonie say when Tayo says he wants to find Josiah’s cattle?

5. Why does Tayo attack Emo?

6. Who are the family members who are kind to Tayo?

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

8. What happens with Tayo when he first gets back home and where does he stay?

9. What does Tayo first do when he goes to hunt for the cattle?

10. What happens when Tayo is knocked unconscious and then wakes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful novel and why Ceremony is or is not a successful novel based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults?

Essay Topic 2

This writer, a Native American herself, is communicating a way her own people can adapt to the changes that have taken place and are taking place in their own world while hanging on to their own identity at the same time.

Discuss at least three ways which Silko advocates can help her people adapt to the changes in their culture while continuing to hold onto their own cultural identity. Use examples from Ceremony to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

When Ku'oosh comes to Tayo, he brings medicines — the Indian tea and the blue corn, but he also brings stories, another form of medicine.

Discuss why stories might help a person dealing with mental or emotional agony. What are two stories Tayo is told and how do you think they related to his situation?

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