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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 4, who texts Daunis about her party the following night?

2. What is GrandMary's illness?

3. In Chapter 13, what song does Lily's funeral mass begin with?

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

5. In Chapter 19, who does Jamie ask Daunis about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Travis kill Lily?

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

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

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 science mean to Daunis? How does Daunis, at several points throughout the book, try to merge science and traditional Native medicine practices? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Boulley reveal to the reader about the centrality of Native American traditions and beliefs surrounding death through Daunis's own partial-death experience towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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