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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. Why does Calliope say she slept with Sam so soon?

2. What does Coyote call "Sam's cheating machine"?

3. What sport did M.F. plan to play in college?

4. In the story of Coyote and Cottontail, what does Coyote disguise himself as?

5. After Aaron tells Sam there's no need for Sam to sell his shares, what does Sam find Gabriella doing when he enters his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adeline ask the nurse at the clinic if there is room now that a horse, a young man, and an old man have left?

2. Why does Pokey tell Sam that Coyote can retrieve people from the Underworld?

3. Why does Coyote leave as Sam and Pokey prepare to send Sam to the Underworld?

4. What reason does Coyote give Sam for not wanting to go to the Underworld?

5. What two observations does M.F. make in King's Lake, Nevada when he catches up with Sam and Coyote?

6. How does Sam come to realize he loves Calliope?

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

8. Why does Sam say he left his home for nothing?

9. Why does Coyote refer to the ATM machine as a cheating machine?

10. Why was Calliope so afraid that Sam would not come with her to get Grubb?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Coyote have to die in order for Calliope to be resurrected? What does Anubis reveal about his brother? Why does Coyote decide to sacrifice himself for Calliope?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Pokey and Coyote. How do the two characters interact? How do they feel about each other?

Essay Topic 3

How does Sam's dream about Lloyd Commerce figure into his life? What does it foretell?

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