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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 Alvin hear when he isn't focusing on running?

2. How many swallows does Lolla take from the keg?

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

4. About how many Reds live in Prophetstown?

5. What is Measure to keep near him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the primary suspects in Armor's mind in regards to the abductions?

2. How is "dying brave" kind of the Reds who catch the Wee-Aw?

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

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

5. What message do the Reds intend to send home to Alvin and Measure's parents? How do they manage to do this?

6. What kinds of signs does Tenska-Tawa offer his people to prove his legitimacy as a Prophet?

7. When the Prophet abandons Alvin, what does Alvin witness on his own in the tornado?

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

9. Why does Andrew Jackson feel dirty?

10. What is interesting to Lolla regarding Alvin's command over the roaches within his home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether or not Alvin should have gone with Ta-Kumsaw. How did going with Measure end up being a more noble cause? What might Alvin have done to prevent the torture from taking place? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What might have occurred had Alvin gone back with Measure and saved him as the torture was occurring? Would this have been more likely to have saved the Reds at Tippy-Canoe? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how myths and legends become more magical over time. What can be attributed to these manipulations of data? How far back in history does fact become intermingled with legend and, therefore, indistinguishable? What kinds of things lead to their indistinguishable nature? Explain.

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