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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. When did Lishie string a sheet between a room in her house to give Cowney some privacy?
2. What book does Cowney's grandmother nearly burn when she finds it in the house?
3. In Chapter Twelve, what does Essie suggest she and Cowney do together?
4. Who does Cowney tell about finding the bone in Chapter Nine?
5. Why does Cowney feel disconnected from world events at the inn?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bud do in the midst of the wildfires that appalls Cowney?
2. What game does Essie teach Cowney to play in Room 447, and how does he feel about it?
3. What is Cowney's first impression of his supervisor, Lee?
4. How does Bud plan to get the lumbar he has cut to the lumber yard in Part I, and what does he ask Cowney to do to help?
5. What does Lee give Cowney in Part II, and how does Cowney feel about the gift?
6. What does Essie tell Cowney at dinner at the inn the first night that he is wary about?
7. What is Cowney's first impression of his co-worker, Sol?
8. What does Cowney thinks he remembers about his father's funeral, even though he was very young?
9. What does Tom Belt of Cherokee Nation say are the three things ceremony must have?
10. Why does Bud tell Cowney to be careful when he gets to the Grove Park Inn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Cowney's experience of poverty? How does Cowney's socioeconomic situation affect his life path and choices throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Essie treat Cowney at the beginning of the novel, when they are first beginning to get to know each other? How does Cowney treat Essie during this same period? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How do Cowney and Essie each navigate the sensitive and, at times, uncomfortable social interactions between themselves, their co-workers, the soldiers, and the "guests" (prisoners) at the Grove Park Inn? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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