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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harley feel?

2. Who forms an unlikely friendship?

3. Why does Jeannette come to the reservation?

4. Who does Lydia adore?

5. Why is Red Dress killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pumpkin, due to her desire for learning and her widened horizons, she does not comfortably fit in her Native American culture.

Part 1) How does her education clash with her culture?

Part 2) How does she try to stay connected to her culture?

Part 3) Predict how college would have affected Pumpkin's cultural connection. Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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