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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 "The Passage," when did Frank Baum first write that Indians needed to be annihilated?

2. In "Hello Beauty, what type of meat does Wolfred hack off and take to the cabin?

3. In "Almond Joy," what job does Romeo interview for?

4. In "Almond Joy," what does LaRose eat for breakfast on the anniversary of Dusty's death?

5. In "The Crossbeams," what did the girl poison Mackinnon with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Peter preparing for in "The Gate," and what preparations is he making?

2. In "Hello, beauty," what does Nola say about Dusty's last day?

3. In "The Gate," what does LaRose remember about the first night he spends with the Ravichs?

4. In "Wild Things," what did Wolfred think about killing Mackinnon?

5. In "The Door," what is special about the name LaRose?

6. In "The Gate," what does Hollis remember about his past?

7. What happened to Dusty?

8. What does Dougie Veddar do to LaRose?

9. In "Wild Things," where does LaRose stop on the way home to his house, and what does he do there?

10. In "The Gate," what perfume do Snow and Josette buy their mother for Christmas, and what does it smell like and look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told from the point of view of a third-person omniscient narrator. How does the point of view influence the narrative and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

The first two women to have the name LaRose combine their Native American traditions with the culture of the whites that they learned at boarding school. What is communicated about change versus tradition through these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Ignatia tells a story about a woman who cheats on her husband with a snake. What does the story symbolize and reveal? How does Ignatia's death after telling the story seem to indicate about the meaning of the story?

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