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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's friend suggest he might pass as after fleeing Crow Country?

2. What does the biker use to break Spagnola's legs?

3. What do Sam and Calliope do with Grubb when Yiffer and Nina leave the apartment?

4. What does Calliope feed a lizard before getting into Sam's car?

5. What does Sam mistakenly believe Aaron is angry about concerning his meeting with Cable and Cochran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What convinces Sam that Calliope is not part of Old Man Coyote's plan?

2. Why are Calliope, Nina, and Yiffer hiding the morning after Sam and Calliope's dinner date?

3. Why is Calliope wondering about the past lives of lizards while she waits for Sam to pick her up from work?

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

5. Why does Coyote steal a card from Sam's Rolodex?

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

7. Why does Spagnola tell Sam he'll help Sam keep his home?

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

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

10. Why does Tinker attack Spagnola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of chaos and order demonstrated in Coyote Blue? In what direction does Coyote seem to be taking Sam's life, toward chaos or toward order?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use irony in Coyote Blue? What are some instances of irony? Why are they ironic?

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