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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 does Clive do when he finds out Anna is pregnant?

2. What is the setting of Grass Dancers?

3. What does Margaret request?

4. How does Charlene feel about Pumpkin's interest in Harley?

5. Who tells a story about a displeased wife whose husband brings home a second wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the men stay in Clara Miller's homestead?

2. What gives Pumpkin a somewhat incongruous appearance?

3. Why does Jeannette visit Anna?

4. Why does Mercury try to sabotage Charlene's schoolwork?

5. What may have corrupted Red Dress' power?

6. Why is Martin Lundstrom nicknamed Tiny Tim?

7. What is special about Margaret's grandmother's dress?

8. How does Frank help Harley?

9. Why is Crystal an outcast in her tribe?

10. Where does Dina get the idea for rattlesnake hair ties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Red Dress and her descendants are powerful Sioux.

Part 1) What power do they possess?

Part 2) How do they use this power?

Part 3) Who has power today in our culture? Do they use it wisely?

Essay Topic 2

Alcohol frequently is used as the cause for accidents and a way of escape.

Part 1) Give examples from the text to prove this statement.

Part 2) Why might the author choose alcohol?

Part 3) How do other characters in the novel escape, without the use of alcohol?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters have vivid dreams.

Part 1) Give an example of some of these dreams.

Part 2) What is the purpose of the dreams?

Part 3) How do the characters use the dreams in decision-making?

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