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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. What does Alex teach Cassie to do after he catches her on her wayward horse?

2. Who is Ophelia's date at Alex's movie premiere?

3. How many Oscars does Alex win on the night that Cassie watches the award show with Will?

4. What does Cassie name her baby?

5. Where does Will take Cassie in Chapter Twenty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Cassie at all to blame for her role in the abuse?

2. Is Cassie happy when she returns to the US to live with Alex in his mansion?

3. Does Cassie lead Will on?

4. Is Cassie addicted to Alex?

5. Why is Alex so comfortable camping in the woods?

6. Is Dorothea prejudiced towards white people?

7. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?

8. Is Cassie an honest person?

9. How does Cassie's pregnancy affect her feelings for Alex?

10. How does the movie premiere make Cassie feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was Cassie wise or foolish to throw the Tylenol out the window and trust in tribal healing beliefs and why? If baby Connor had not gotten better after she threw out the medicine, what impact would that have had on the story? Are the Sioux rituals in the story meant to represent something or are they meant to get the reader to be more open-minded about different belief systems?

Essay Topic 2

Domestic abuse is not easy to deal with for anyone. If you were Ophelia or Will, how would deal with knowing that a good friend is being abused. Did each of them handle the situation correctly? Are there any other characters in the novel that could have or should have intervened? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The Native American legends included in the novel are used to imply, predict, foreshadow or point out contrasting elements at different times.

1) Select one legend in the novel that you feel does the best job of foreshadowing events to come and offer specifics to support your answer.

2) Explain why the author chose to incorporate these legends instead of making her point another way.

3) Do the legends portray Native Americans in a positive or negative light? Explain.

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