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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 "Earth, Speak," what is the implied reason for Fellis's questions about Daryl's iPod?
2. In "Smokes Last," what are the sources of most of the insults characters use against one another?
3. In "Safe Harbor," what does David say his mother lost at a restaurant?
4. In "Smokes Last," what distinctive item of clothing does Tyson wear?
5. In "The Name Means Thunder," who is Marla?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which details in "Half-Life" demonstrate that David does not fully trust Fellis?
2. What aspects of the narrative voice in "The Name Means Thunder" clarify for the reader the time period in which David is telling these stories?
3. In "Earth, Speak," what is the ostensible reason that David and Fellis go to see Daryl?
4. In "Earth, Speak," why is Fellis so angry at Daryl?
5. In "The Name Means Thunder," how do the words that David whispers to Bedogi contrast with what David is really thinking and feeling?
6. In "Night of the Living Rez," what is David's rhetorical purpose in describing the details of how his mother is driving as she questions him about his father?
7. In "Safe Harbor," when David is discussing his and his mother's trauma, what cryptic comment hints to the reader that he has yet to reveal some major source of trauma?
8. In "Night of the Living Rez," what are the pugwagees?
9. In "Safe Harbor," what suspicion does David have about the worker outside the clinic in the beginning of the story that is borne out by the man's remarks near the story's end?
10. In "Smokes Last," what is the rhetorical function of the grilled cheese burning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Now that you have finished the collection, you have seen many more instances of the ideas of "medicines." Choose one kind of "medicine" that recurs in these stories. You can choose anything that has the potential to be a source of healing--nature, ceremony, pharmaceuticals, human relationships, etc. Trace the impact of this form of medicine on David's life. As you structure your discussion, remember that the stories are not presented in chronological order, but that a clear discussion of this topic should be, tracing the impact of the medicine you have chosen from David's early life through to his adulthood and showing any changes over time. Support your discussion with evidence drawn from throughout the text, citing any quoted evidence in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
How does the physical business with coffee in the story "Safe Harbor" convey David's inability to find comfort in the world? Why does it matter that he is having coffee with his mother in this story? How does coffee figure into the story's conclusion? What are some of the associations that a reader might be expected to bring to the idea of coffee--what age are the people who generally drink it, how is it supposed to make them feel, and so on? Write an essay that describes the role that coffee plays in the story and analyzes its significance. Support your assertions with evidence from throughout the story, citing any quoted evidence in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Members of marginalized communities often use humor as a coping mechanism. Where do you see evidence of this in David's narration? What are the stresses he is coping with? How does his particular sense of humor make these burdens easier to cope with? Write an essay in which you establish why David is under stress and then demonstrate how he uses humor to distance himself from the stressors in his life. Support your assertions with both quoted and paraphrased evidence from throughout the text, citing any quoted evidence in MLA format.
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