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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 know the rank of one of the first soldiers to greet them at the inn?
2. What room do Essie and Cowney often meet in?
3. Who communicates Essie's request for a ride to their job together to Cowney?
4. What war did Bud serve in?
5. What is the name of the monkey a Cherokee resident says he rescued from the carnival?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the name of Tsa Tsi's monkey, and why is Cowney surprised about the story behind the name?
2. What does Cowney think is the strangest thing about the story he is told about his father' death?
3. Why does Bud tell Cowney to be careful when he gets to the Grove Park Inn?
4. Who is the most constant and comforting person in Cowney's life, and why?
5. 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?
6. How does Lishie feel about religion and how does her religious outlook affect Cowney?
7. What game does Essie teach Cowney to play in Room 447, and how does he feel about it?
8. What does Tom Belt of Cherokee Nation say are the three things ceremony must have?
9. What does Lee give Cowney in Part II, and how does Cowney feel about the gift?
10. What is Cowney having trouble deciding about to do with his future in Part I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
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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