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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 does Peter tell Cowney a guard found that is evidence in the investigation?
2. Who comes to Lishie's house after she dies that Cowney has never met before?
3. What song that Lishie sings in Chapter Thirteen does Cowney love?
4. What job does Cowney have to do in Chapter Fifteen that requires him to wear a bandanna on his face?
5. In the start of Chapter Twenty, who does Cowney appeal to to try to help him?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lishie get Cowney to go to church with her in the start of Part III?
2. What does Cowney glimpse on Essie's note that she keeps re-reading that worries him?
3. What is some of the dirtiest work Cowney has to perform at the inn and how does he feel about it?
4. What happens after Cowney tells the military men where to find the bone?
5. What does Essie tell the authorities about Cowney in Part IV that causes a lot of trouble for him?
6. What does Jon Craig tell Cowney about his father's death?
7. What do Lishie and Cowney encounter on the way to church that startles them both?
8. Who does Cowney call with his one phone call from the Inn, and why does he do this?
9. How do the military men treat Cowney as they are questioning him in Part IV?
10. What does Cowney bring up in front of Sol that makes Sol stop bullying him so much?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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