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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 Daunis's middle name?

2. What does Teddie say about Jamie's scar?

3. What movie do Daunis and Jamie watch together in Chapter 18?

4. Why does Teddie say she does not want Daunis to come with her to where she is going in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Ron ask Daunis to consider doing to strengthen her ties with the tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lily and Daunis understand each other so well?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What tradition does Daunis's community follow when Lily dies?

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

9. What surprises Daunis about Levi's reaction to the news that she and Jamie are dating?

10. What is one major source of tension between Daunis and GrandMary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Boulley is attempting to communicate to the reader by making the tribal elders an integral part of Daunis's rescue team at the climax of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Daunis look up to Auntie Teddie so much, and how has Auntie Teddie's influence and care compared to that of Daunis's own mother's, Grace Fontaine, throughout Daunis's life? 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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