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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. How old was Moon Shadow when his father went to America?

2. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of Windrider's co-workers?

3. Who tells Moon Shadow he is to join his father in America?

4. What does Moon Shadow not like about the stained glass window?

5. What street is Moon Shadow's new house on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bright Star feel about what Windrider hopes to build? Why does he feel this way?

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

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

6. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

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

8. What does Windrider want to make with all the mechanical parts in his room?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and having security were two themes present in this novel. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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