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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. Where did Brandon's family take the author?

2. Which tribe contacts the author about a piece of land?

3. After leaving Brandon, what was the one object in the house where the author stayed?

4. Who did the author email about a repair she needed?

5. What did the author's pendant remind her of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did burying the fetus make the author think of?

2. What concert experience did the author have after the miscarriage?

3. How did Richard respond to the news that the author was pregnant?

4. What agreement did Richard and the author reach about their relationship?

5. Why did the author try to dye her hair blue?

6. What was the author's property in Lummi Bay like?

7. What did the author realize about her dream of Uncle Ron?

8. How did the author's white friends respond to the idea of her selling the land that she had inherited?

9. What made the author think of her Uncle Ron?

10. When the author picked Brandon up from the airport, how did their conversation go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the importance of music in the book.

Essay Topic 2

What lessons does Red Paint teach about the importance of community? How does LaPointe demonstrate these lessons to readers?

Essay Topic 3

How does LaPointe address the concept of healing?

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