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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 Door" what did Georgie Mighty do before he became a county coroner?
2. In "The Door," what branch of military service did Father Wozniak serve in?
3. In "Almond Joy," where did the girl go to school?
4. What does Romeo take before he goes to a funeral at the end of "The Passage"? At the end of "The Passage," what does Romeo take before the goes to a funeral?
5. In "The Crossbeams," what type of vehicle does Father Travis remember carried the bomb that detonated in the lobby?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dougie Veddar do to LaRose?
2. How is Emmaline described in "The Door"?
3. In "Wild Things," where does LaRose stop on the way home to his house, and what does he do there?
4. What happened to Dusty?
5. In "The Gate," what perfume do Snow and Josette buy their mother for Christmas, and what does it smell like and look like?
6. What does Maggie do to Dougie after she learns what he did to LaRose?
7. Who is Landreaux?
8. In "Wild Things," what does Nola have in the barn and what is her plan?
9. How does the Ravich house always smell?
10. In the "Pain Chart," what did Landreaux remember about riding the bus to boarding school when he was a child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hollis is being raised by Emmaline and Landreaux. What type of relationship does Hollis have with his father? How does their relationship change? What do these changes seem to indicate about their relationship in the future?
Essay Topic 2
Sections of the novel can be classified as realistic fiction, and other sections can be classified as historical fiction. Which sections of the novel would be classified as realistic fiction and which as historical fiction? Why would these sections have these classifications?
Essay Topic 3
The author tells the story of five different characters who have the name of LaRose. What is the importance of names to Native Amerians? What is significant about LaRose’s name? What does his name symbolize?
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