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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 M.F.'s father call him when he wakes up in the hospital?

2. What does Coyote ask M.F. to stop and buy while riding in the hotel limo?

3. After explaining he didn't call the police, what does M.F. tell Sam he wants?

4. What does M.F. finally notice about Sam when he catches up to them to get the limo back?

5. What does Coyote take off in the story of Coyote and Cottontail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Coyote suggest they all go to a Crow reservation in Montana?

2. Why did M.F.'s mother call him asking for help?

3. Why does Anubis refuse to return Calliope's soul to her body?

4. Why isn't Coyote able to win much at the private gambling table M.F. takes him to?

5. How does Sam trick Amstead Houston into giving him the sacred arrow bundle?

6. What is the memory of sneaking in to see Custer's grave meant to point out to Sam?

7. Why is Calliope so frightened by Cheryl's comment that they will put money on black for Calliope?

8. Why is the story of Coyote and Cottontail included in the novel?

9. Why does Sam attack Coyote when he returns from the Underworld?

10. Why does the Indian doctor think Pokey is gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Moore use foreshadowing in Coyote Blue? What are some of the instances of foreshadowing and what do they foreshadow? What is the purpose of foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does the title Coyote Blue mean? How does Moore explain the title within the book? Why did he choose this particular title?

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