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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. Where does Daunis go with Ron and Jamie in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 5, where do Daunis and Lily throw their party?

3. What is Daunis's middle name?

4. Who shows up at Lily's service that Daunis yells at in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Jamie tell Levi about him and Daunis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Travis kill Lily?

2. What does Daunis think when she first meets Jamie Johnson?

3. Who is one of Daunis's strongest links to her Native heritage? Why?

4. What does Daunis do on an almost daily basis to be healthy and calm?

5. Why are Levi and Daunis siblings that are only about 3 months apart in age?

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

7. What personal information does Jamie share with Daunis in Part II that she tells him it would be better if he kept to himself?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Boulley develop some of the contradictions in the positive and negative impact the "per cap" payments from the casino have on the native population in Daunis's community? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Daunis feel about attending the female-only Native ceremony for women who are victims of sexual abuse and assault at the end of the novel? What does she learn from this experience? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

From the beginning of the novel, what are the most devastating impacts on Daunis personally from the rise in methamphetamine production and use in and around Sault Ste. Marie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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