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

2. Who offers Daunis drugs at Coach Bobby's?

3. Who is Daunis's best friend?

4. Who is the senior FBI agent in Chapter 12?

5. Who does Daunis tell Jamie loved storms in her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Daunis figure out Jamie works for the FBI?

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

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

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

6. Why does Daunis need to learn how to make meth?

7. What does Ron propose that Jamie and Daunis do in Part II as part of their investigation cover?

8. What is the legend about the original firekeeper Daunis tells Jamie in Part II?

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

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

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 role models of strong female native characters does Boulley develop throughout this novel, and how do these characters grow, change and evolve over 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

Why does Daunis have so little trust in most men, even before she realizes Jamie has lied to her as part of his undercover identity in the investigation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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