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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 Daunis do before she runs?

2. Who does Daunis's best friend live with?

3. Where is GrandMary?

4. What does Coach Bobby say Daunis should be doing instead of going to local college?

5. In Chapter 11, how long does it take in Native tradition for a soul to pass to the other place after death?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, why is Daunis so mad at Jamie at first?

2. Who do Ron and Jamie tell Daunis was working with the FBI months earlier?

3. How does Daunis realize she misjudged her Uncle David in Part II?

4. What reputation does the Fontaine family have in the community?

5. Why does Daunis decide to stay home to attend college for a while rather than go away?

6. What theory does the FBI have about the compound in the really dangerous meth it has found months earlier?

7. What does Daunis do with Granny June almost every day in Part II?

8. Why does Teddie not want Daunis to come to the Blanket Party with her?

9. Why does Granny June give Daunis Lily's Jeep?

10. Why does Daunis end up spending so much time with Jamie in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Boulley chose to write the novel entirely from the first person perspective with Daunis Fontaine as the narrator? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Daunis finally reveal that she knows about Grace's past that seems to allow Grace and Daunis to have a deeper understanding and empathy for each other in the end of the this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Daunis sense that the real person behind Jamie Johnson's alias is missing in his life, and what does she try to do to help him feel less alienated from his own heritage and history? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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