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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 is a good knack for a general to have?

2. In what way is Eleanor pretty?

3. What does Mike Fink do upon Hooch's return?

4. How do the people feel about Alvin Miller Sr.?

5. Wastenot comes in the house with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what had Hooch and Harrison originally seen eye-to-eye?

2. What story does Ta-Kumsaw tell the red bird?

3. What confuses Alvin in regards to the Shining Man's request and lesson?

4. What scares Alvin when he follows the Prophet and why does he do so?

5. What is the objective of the wrassling match between Measure and Ta-Kumsaw?

6. What is different regarding the way Alvin changes things compared to the way other White men change things?

7. What is the difference between Alvin Miller Sr. and Armor-of-God's opinions regarding the abduction of Alvin and Measure?

8. Why does Alvin think he has failed in the Shining Man's request "to make all things whole"? What doesn't he understand?

9. Why does Armor-of-God wish to be governor?

10. What is the difference in the way Hooch is treated at Carthage City as opposed to the way he is treated by the US Marshals in Suskwahenny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the decay of the land as predicted by Tenska-Tawa and Ta-Kumsaw. Does it come to pass? How or why not? Are the forest and the land still healthy? How do you know and what information can you offer and cite to support your conclusion?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the mutual animosity between the Reds and the Whites in the story. Do they have reason to fear each other? Why or why not? Is this a common theme throughout history? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ta-Kumsaw and Napoleon Bonaparte as generals. Who made the better leader and why? What characteristics does a general whose fame lasts throughout the ages possess? What must they have done to gain infamy?

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