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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. Who do Calliope, Nina, and Yiffer hide from on the morning after Sam and Calliope's dinner date?

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

3. Where are Kiro Yashamoto and his family going when they find Pokey ill?

4. What is the first job Sam is hired to do after leaving the reservation?

5. What does Aaron say the Indian attacked Cable with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What event causes Sam to flee from Crow Country to Santa Barbara?

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

5. According to Coyote's story, why do the Crow Indians use sweat lodges as part of their religious traditions?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is Coyote's role in Sam's life? How is Sam like Coyote?

Essay Topic 3

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

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