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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 38, what does Jamie tell Daunis she smells like?

2. In Chapter 40, what does Jamie tell Daunis to do when she feels sad or alone?

3. Who taught Daunis how to analyze and solve problems?

4. In Chapter 43, who comes to Daunis's house?

5. In Chapter 30, what does Daunis find out about her joint account with Levi that shocks her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Daunis's family connection to Helene Edwards?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Coach Bobby say Daunis should be doing in hockey?

3. In Chapter 24, what did Travis take the fall for?

4. In Chapter 33, why is Daunis upset with Levi?

5. What very significant discovery does Daunis find her her Uncle David's last journal?

6. In Chapter 26, how do Daunis's tribe elders support her and how does she feel about it?

7. In Chapter 35, what does Uncle David write in his journal that lets Daunis know she is on the wrong track looking for mushrooms?

8. In Chapter 25, what confuses Daunis about Jamie's behavior towards her?

9. Why does Daunis try to ingratiate herself with Mike Edwards in Chapter 24?

10. In Chapter 33, what does Daunis think of the outfit Mrs. Edwards has chosen for her for the dance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of Daunis's most conflicted feelings about her grandmother, "GrandMary" Fontaine? How does Boulley use the relationship between Daunis and GarndMary to highlight some of the difficulties of being mixed-race white and Native American? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Daunis really feel about having decided to attend college closer to home, and how do these feelings compare to how she tells those closest to her she feels about this decision? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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