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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 is Essie hoping Andrea will ask her?
2. Who is the first to find and bring Cowney back to the inn in Chapter Nineteen?
3. What does Peter tell Cowney a guard found that is evidence in the investigation?
4. Where does Cowney go with Essie in Chapter Seventeen?
5. What story does Cowney tell Essie in Chapter Fourteen that he exaggerates?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Cowney dream about during his sleep during church in Part III?
2. What does Essie tell the authorities about Cowney in Part IV that causes a lot of trouble for him?
3. What does Essie tell Cowney she thinks Andrea is going to ask her in Part IV?
4. How does Lishie get Cowney to go to church with her in the start of Part III?
5. What does Cowney bring up in front of Sol that makes Sol stop bullying him so much?
6. Where does Essie want Cowney to take her, and why does she seem to hesitate later?
7. What excuse does Cowney give to Bud when Bud tells Cowney they need to talk after Lishie's funeral?
8. In Part III, what does Cowney do to Sol that changes the dynamic between them?
9. What is some of the dirtiest work Cowney has to perform at the inn and how does he feel about it?
10. What does Essie do when she and Cowney are alone in Part III that makes them both laugh, and how does it affect how Cowney sees her?
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 is Cowney's experience of poverty? How does Cowney's socioeconomic situation affect his life path and choices throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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