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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 the car owner do after Windrider fixes his car?

2. Who attacks Moon Shadow?

3. What do Windrider's co-workers teach Moon Shadow?

4. How do some men return from America?

5. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so surprising to Moon Shadow about his first meeting with Miss Whitlaw?

2. Why is Windrider a partner in the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow?

3. What surprises Moon Shadow about the white people in America?

4. What happens when Windrider repairs a car?

5. Why does Black Dog promise to come clean?

6. Why did Moon Shadow's father take Windrider as his new name in America?

7. How does Moon Shadow feel about the stained glass window, and why?

8. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

9. What does Windrider do for a living?

10. How does Windrider get Black Dog safely home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bright Star and Windrider are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and creatures were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

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