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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. Who was armed with a shotgun when they decided to go shoot gray geese?

2. To find his grandmother's grave, Tosamah has to walk along the path of the _______________.

3. Milly decided to come to ____________ when she had the money from her father and from his hard work.

4. An old woman named Nicolas teah-whau was a bahkyuah woman and also thought to be a ___________.

5. In what month did Abel's mother die, even though he had been told all along it was nothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tosamah have to do in order to reach the grave of his grandmother when he went out to visit her?

2. What did Abel do after he left his grandfather's house after Francisco died?

3. Describe the history of the Kiowa, as Tosamah describes it from his own memory and his own experience.

4. What happens when Abel comes off the bus when Francisco comes to pick him up?

5. Describe the relationship Francisco had with a young girl when he was a younger man.

6. What happens in the memory Abel has of his grandfather calling him as he heard the old men pray?

7. Why does Ben think that Milly is going to come around anymore, according to what he has noticed?

8. What happened when Abel finally did go back to work after the incident at the card game?

9. What happened during the summer and the autumn rain retreats, according to the stories in the book?

10. What did Ben sign softly as he and Abel sat up on the hill before the final departure of Abel the next day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of running is also something which appears at various parts of the book as well.

Part 1: Why is the theme of running important in this story?

Part 2: How does running affect the life of Abel specifically?

Part 3: Which characters are 'running' in this story, in a figurative sense? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Very often, flashbacks are being use in the story to help the reader understand present day characters.

Part 1: Why are flashbacks used more often than present day narrative pieces?

Part 2: Why do you think flashbacks are triggered in Abel?

Part 3: What makes the flashbacks more powerful than the modern day actions and stories?

Essay Topic 3

The scene in which Abel kills the albino seems to be a striking and yet understandable scene.

Part 1: Why do you think Abel decided to kill the albino?

Part 2: How do you think Abel felt about killing the albino?

Part 3: What is the potential symbolism of this scene? What might it represent in terms of race relations, for example?

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