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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 Ta-Kumsaw's goal?

2. What do the people of Vigor Church call Armor?

3. What does Ta-Kumsaw represent to Hooch?

4. What does Tenska-Tawa claim will happen to "White Murderer" Harrison?

5. What doesn't Alvin Jr. understand is a miracle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is there nothing left for Lolla to do?

3. How is Lolla-Wossiky humiliated?

4. What does Harrison attempt to do to Hooch, and what is Hooch's response to this?

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

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

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

10. What kinds of things does Alvin do when the Chok-Taw try to torture the abducted boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare American frontier towns to small towns that exist present day. What kinds of characteristics are similar and what things are different? Taking away technological advancement as a main difference, what other main differences exist in small towns of today? What do you think is the reason for this difference?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lolla-Wossiky's interpretation of Christianity. Discuss Armor and Thrower's interpretation of Red religion. Which appears, at first glance, to be more accurate? Which is portrayed in a better light in this novel? Explain how you have come to your conclusions and cite quotes from the book to support your argument.

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