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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 does Sam find on his car seat as he leaves the meeting with Cable and Cochran?
2. What consolation prize does Coyote receive when he gets the last name left?
3. Who does Pokey worry that Sam has seen in his dream about Lloyd Commerce?
4. Who is the first person Sam meets upon visiting Calliope's apartment for their dinner date?
5. What is the name of Nina and Yiffer's son?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Calliope wondering about the past lives of lizards while she waits for Sam to pick her up from work?
2. Why are Calliope, Nina, and Yiffer hiding the morning after Sam and Calliope's dinner date?
3. How does Coyote receive his shape-shifting ability?
4. What convinces Sam that Calliope is not part of Old Man Coyote's plan?
5. What does Pokey's initial interpretation of Sam's dream of Lloyd Commerce lead him to do with Sam?
6. Why does Pokey worry that Sam may have seen Old Man Coyote in his dream at the fasting place?
7. In 1967, Pokey drives Sam to the fasting place. What does Pokey hope Sam will accomplish by fasting?
8. Why does Sam say he will not see Old Man Coyote when Harlan asks what Sam will do if he sees him during his sweat?
9. Why does Aaron offer Sam a partnership in his agency?
10. While they are having sex in her apartment, why does Calliope tell Sam to ignore the slamming door from downstairs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author use irony in Coyote Blue? What are some instances of irony? Why are they ironic?
Essay Topic 2
What role does religion play in Coyote Blue? Which religions are mentioned and for which characters are they mentioned? Which characters disdain religion and which characters embrace it?
Essay Topic 3
How is Sam different at the end of the book than he was at the beginning? How has he changed? What caused the change?
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