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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 Chapter 4, what does Sam suddenly realize about his secretary Gabriella?

2. Where does Sam talk to Coyote after Nina and Yiffer return home and Grubb wakes up crying?

3. When he goes to a party in 1973, which girl does Sam lust after ?

4. How does Sam feel from the moment he gets to Santa Barbara?

5. What name is Sam known by in Crow Country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tinker attack Spagnola?

2. Why didn't Sam believe his gut feeling that the young Indian was Old Man Coyote?

3. What is the bet Aaron Aaron makes with his companions concerning Sam?

4. 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?

5. Why is Adeline uncomfortable with Pokey's speaking of his medicine dream?

6. Why does Adeline say she is getting bad medicine from being Crow in the chapter titled, "Five Faces of Coyote Blue?"

7. Why is Sam so disconcerted by Aaron's story about the Indian attacking Cable and Cochran's threatening a lawsuit?

8. Why is Mr. Cable so resistant to accepting the multi-million dollar policy Sam wants to write for him?

9. Why does Sam have a hard time following Calliope's conversation?

10. What reason does Pokey give Sam when Sam asks him why he keeps the medicine bag Old Man Coyote gave him which causes him to drink?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use symbolism in Coyote Blue? Explain at least two examples of symbolism. What is the symbol? What does it represent?

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

What does Sam consider to be his normal life? What does he mean when he says he doesn't want what's real anymore, he wants what is real?

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