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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 Eighteen, who sits by Cowney at Lishie's funeral?

2. What does the new visitor who was friends with Cowney's father give him at Lishie's house in Chapter Seventeen?

3. Who does Jonathan Craig tell Cowney will meet them in Cherokee to get Cowney there?

4. What does Cowney feel he has been launched into when the Colonel starts questioning him in Chapter Nineteen?

5. Why does a siren start in Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cowney feel after seeing Essie and Andrea kissing?

2. What do Lishie and Cowney encounter on the way to church that startles them both?

3. What does Cowney dream about during his sleep during church in Part III?

4. What is some of the dirtiest work Cowney has to perform at the inn and how does he feel about it?

5. What does Jon Craig tell Cowney about Essie?

6. Why does a siren start in Part IV that startles everyone?

7. What does Tsa Tsi tell Cowney in Part III about Bud?

8. What happens after Cowney tells the military men where to find the bone?

9. How does Cowney's relationship with Bud change after Lishie's death?

10. Who does Cowney call with his one phone call from the Inn, and why does he do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Room 447 come to represent to Cowney, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is Lishie's attitude, in general, towards Cherokee traditions and heritage? How does Lishie communicate her feelings about being Cherokee to Cowney? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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