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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 does Essie refer to the people staying at the inn, so that Cowney corrects her?
2. Who does the person who looks after the monkey say he has named the monkey after?
3. What derogatory term does Sol use for Cowney when he finds out Cowney is an Indian?
4. What does Cowney hear that worries him the first time he and Essie meet in the mystery room?
5. What does Cowney call the religious leader of his grandmother's church?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lishie tell Cowney about his father's letters home from the war?
2. What game does Essie teach Cowney to play in Room 447, and how does he feel about it?
3. What does Cowney think is the strangest thing about the story he is told about his father' death?
4. Who does Cowney ride to Grove Park Inn with and he does he feel about this person?
5. Who is the most constant and comforting person in Cowney's life, and why?
6. What does Tom Belt of Cherokee Nation say are the three things ceremony must have?
7. What does Bud do in the midst of the wildfires that appalls Cowney?
8. What physical challenge does Cowney have?
9. What does Cowney find buried on the property of Grove Park Inn that he keeps and hides?
10. What does Cowney thinks he remembers about his father's funeral, even though he was very young?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Clapsaddle portray the nature of Cowney's and Essie's relationship after they both leave the Grove Park Inn? How would you describe their friendship and deep connection in the years following their summer together at the inn? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How do Cowney's feelings about Cherokee change from the beginning of this novel to the end? What do you think are some of the most significant factors influencing the evolution of his feelings? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What is Bud's attitude, as he communicates it to Cowney, about his and Cowney Sr.'s service in WWI? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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