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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. Who is Foster Greer?

2. Where is Turtle abandoned as a child?

3. After leaving Vegas, what does Taylor worry about in herself?

4. What does Jax argue with Gundi is the force most rewarded in white society?

5. What animal does Alice's next door neighbor raise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the true story of Turtle's adoption, according to Jax?

2. How does Sugar explain the Trail of Tears to Alice?

3. What does Annawake claim to be the reason for Turtle's abuse within the Indian community?

4. What is the significance of the photo cube that Taylor keeps in her dingy apartment in Seattle?

5. What is the response to hearing Jax read Annawake's letter to them while they are doing laundry at the laundromat?

6. While vacationing at the Hoover Dam, what does Turtle see that prompts her mother to notify authorities?

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

8. How does Taylor's date with Kevin go?

9. How does Annawake express the Cherokee view of family as it pertains to Turtle's case?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The varying forms of relationship status in romantic relationships becomes a large theme in the novel. Explain how definition in Taylor's relationship with Jax, and Alice's relationship with Cash changed during the course of Turtle's custody battle, and why those changes were important to the fight they all were partaking in.

Essay Topic 2

Both Alice and Taylor define themselves as being strong-willed women that do not need a man to survive, but both women's opinions of themselves change throughout the course of the novel. Describe the viewpoint that mother and daughter shared about men at the beginning of the novel, and describe how their views about men gradually changed by the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, Annawake proposes a solution that will hopefully keep all parties happy, and will keep Turtle's best interests at heart. Explain what Annawake's solution for the fight over Turtle's custody was, and then explain how that decision affected the lives of the main characters in the novel.

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