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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 a queue a symbol of?

2. What does Windrider think he was in a former life?

3. What did the owner of the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow do to help Windrider?

4. Why is Bright Star so upset about Black Dog's addiction?

5. Why does Windrider want to fly so badly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

2. What does Moon Shadow call Americans, and why?

3. What does Moon Shadow call America, and why?

4. What happens when Windrider repairs a car?

5. Where does Windrider find Black Dog after he goes missing?

6. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

7. Why does Handclap choose to return to America a second time?

8. How has Moon Shadow come to respect his father?

9. What does Uncle Bright Star refuse to do for Windrider?

10. What do Windrider's co-workers do for him when Moon Shadow arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Hypocrisy was an attribute that was highlighted in this book. Where did hypocrisy appear, and how did the inclusion of this attribute affect Jamal throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

How did the earthquake effect the plot? Which characters were most put out after this natural disaster, and why?

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