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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 is the name of the cop Sam pushes off the cliff?

2. What does Sam's friend suggest he might pass as after fleeing Crow Country?

3. What does Sam find on his car seat as he leaves the meeting with Cable and Cochran?

4. What is the name of Nina and Yiffer's son?

5. What is Lonnie's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pokey's initial interpretation of Sam's dream of Lloyd Commerce lead him to do with Sam?

3. In 1967, Pokey drives Sam to the fasting place. What does Pokey hope Sam will accomplish by fasting?

4. Why does Aaron offer Sam a partnership in his agency?

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

6. Why is Aaron angry at Sam concerning Sam's meeting with Cable and Cochran?

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

8. What is Billy's plan for saving Sam after the incident with Enos?

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

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

Discuss characters as shape-shifters in Coyote Blue. Which characters can literally shift? Which characters shift metaphorically?

Essay Topic 2

How does Coyote rationalize the tricks he plays? What are his goals? Is he ultimately a good character or a bad character?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of trust and hope portrayed in Coyote Blue? How does trust and hope impact Sam and Calliope's relationship? How do they affect Pokey and Coyote's relationship?

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