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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 tribe does Jamie tell Daunis he comes from?

2. What does Daunis do before she runs?

3. In Chapter 8, why does Jamie tackle Daunis?

4. What is Daunis's middle name?

5. In Chapter 4, where does Daunis want to go with Teddie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific sets of relationships, and circumstances, does Boulley use to inform the reader about the rampant problem of sexual abuse and assault against women 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 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 3

How - and why - does Boulley establish and maintain a sexual tension between Jamie and Daunis throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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