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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 Bud ask for Cowney's help with in Chapter Two?
2. Who is Cowney's supervisor at the inn?
3. What does Cowney eat for dinner on his first night at the inn?
4. Which river does Cowney live near?
5. How does Essie know the rank of one of the first soldiers to greet them at the inn?
Short Essay Questions
1. What game does Essie teach Cowney to play in Room 447, and how does he feel about it?
2. What kind of greeting do Cowney and Essie get when they first arrive at Grove Park Inn?
3. What does Tom Belt of Cherokee Nation say are the three things ceremony must have?
4. What does Essie tell Cowney at dinner at the inn the first night that he is wary about?
5. What is Cowney having trouble deciding about to do with his future in Part I?
6. What does Lee give Cowney in Part II, and how does Cowney feel about the gift?
7. How does Lishie feel about religion and how does her religious outlook affect Cowney?
8. Who is the most constant and comforting person in Cowney's life, and why?
9. What does Cowney thinks he remembers about his father's funeral, even though he was very young?
10. Who does Cowney ride to Grove Park Inn with and he does he feel about this person?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What does Sol's treatment of Cowney reveal about the prejudices and racism some whites perpetrated against Indians during this time frame? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Given their tumultuous, chaotic, and, at times for Cowney, confusing relationship, how do you think Cowney ends up feeling about Bud following Bud's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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