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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. In Chapter Eight, how does Cowney feel about the idea of living in Cherokee for the long term?
2. Who does Cowney ride to his new job with in Chapter Three?
3. Where does Cowney read of brutalities occurring in the newspaper in Chapter Three?
4. What part of Cowney's body is affected by his physical challenge?
5. When did Lishie string a sheet between a room in her house to give Cowney some privacy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Cowney thinks he remembers about his father's funeral, even though he was very young?
2. What kind of greeting do Cowney and Essie get when they first arrive at Grove Park Inn?
3. Who is the most constant and comforting person in Cowney's life, and why?
4. What does Essie tell Cowney at dinner at the inn the first night that he is wary about?
5. What is Essie's response to Cowney's telling her about the bone he finds?
6. What is Cowney having trouble deciding about to do with his future in Part I?
7. What does Tom Belt of Cherokee Nation say are the three things ceremony must have?
8. What does Cowney think of the first dinner he eats at the inn?
9. What does Bud do in the midst of the wildfires that appalls Cowney?
10. What is Cowney's first impression of his co-worker, Sol?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the Grove Park Inn symbolize for Cowney? What is unusual about the specific mix of types of guests there? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does Cowney learn about himself, his potential, his resolve, and his personality after working for some time at Grove Park Inn - especially after enduring abuse from Sol and others there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How do Cowney's interactions with the natural world - with the mysterious and lush Smokey Mountains in the backdrop of where he grows up, in Cherokee - affect the reader's impressions of his childhood, background, values, and influences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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