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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. How does Annawake know Sugar Hornbuckle?

2. Why is Annawake traveling to Tucson, where she plans to interview Taylor?

3. To what does Jax compare the knowledge of his affair with Gundi?

4. Who does Alice call to double-check the accuracy of information that she has heard about Turtle's rescue?

5. How does Annawake know what happens to her brother Gabriel after he is adopted to a white family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Ledger tell to Annawake in an attempt to guide her decision about Turtle's future?

2. How does Alice feel in the moments before Cash comes to pick her up for their date?

3. What startling news does Alice hear while she is attending the stomp dance with Cash?

4. What happens to Gabriel Fourkiller when he is admitted into school after his adoption?

5. How does Franklin Turnbo feel about Annawake's desire to return Turtle to the Native American community?

6. How does Alice respond to Jax's worry that Taylor does not truly love him?

7. What funny story does Cash tell Alice while she is lying naked on his bed?

8. How do the producers of the Oprah show treat Taylor and Turtle before the show is recorded?

9. How does Taylor meet Steven Kent?

10. What sight does Taylor witness while she is on her date with Steven Kent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Turtle often associates her fears with horses. Describe a moment when Turtle remembers horses as linked to her childhood at the Indian reservation, and then explain how the imagery of horses expanded, and was used in connection to Annawake and her search for Taylor and Turtle.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, the symbolism of pigs is used in various forms. Choose two examples in which pigs are used as symbols in the novel and explain how those symbols reflected the larger themes presented in Turtle's story.

Essay Topic 3

When the reader is first introduced to Annawake's character, it is through the filtered voice of her secretary Jinny. Describe the way that Jinny views Annawake, and compare / contrast that to Annawake's own view of herself. Finally, discuss whether Jinny's view of Annawake at the beginning of the novel was an accurate assessment, and why.

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