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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 visits Adeline while she sits contemplating the screech owl that sits on the pole outside her house?
2. What does Coyote call "Sam's cheating machine"?
3. Why is Coyote's help necessary to get Pokey out of the clinic?
4. After explaining he didn't call the police, what does M.F. tell Sam he wants?
5. What color is the car in which Sam, Coyote, and Pokey leave the clinic?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the story of Coyote and Cottontail included in the novel?
2. Why was Calliope so afraid that Sam would not come with her to get Grubb?
3. What reason does Coyote give Sam for not wanting to go to the Underworld?
4. 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?
5. What is the memory of sneaking in to see Custer's grave meant to point out to Sam?
6. Why isn't Coyote able to win much at the private gambling table M.F. takes him to?
7. Why does the Indian doctor think Pokey is gone?
8. Why is Jake compelled to assist M.F. when M.F. calls him?
9. What is the story told about Coyote and Beaver and what does it reveal about Coyote?
10. Why does Calliope say she did not call Sam when she discovered that Lonnie had taken Grubb?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author use symbolism in Coyote Blue? Explain at least two examples of symbolism. What is the symbol? What does it represent?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of magic and heritage in Coyote Blue. Which characters embrace the heritage of the Crow Indian? Which characters reject it? Which characters seem to change their opinion by the end of the novel?
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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