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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 Thomas ask Robert Johnson?
2. How do Betty and Veronica earn a living?
3. When does Thomas write Reservation Blues?
4. What did Robert do years ago which is bothering him?
5. What joke does Victor makes that enrages Checkers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens with the guitar and Thomas the night he plays for Victor and Junior?
2. What does David Walks Along find when he returns to his office from the band rehearsal and what does the band do when they hear his news?
3. Why is Robert Johnson at the reservation, and what does Thomas say to him about Big Mom?
4. What does Victor dream about that involves his mother and his stepfather?
5. What surprises Thomas about Victor and Junior's music, who comes to listen to the band rehearse, what kind of music do they expect and what does the band actually play?
6. What do Thomas and the two sisters do the night they find his father in the yard?
7. How did Victor and Junior begin drinking and what is Thomas's drinking history?
8. What does the guitar ask of Thomas while they wait for Victor and Junior and what is Thomas' response?
9. What do Thomas and Chess do when Victor and Junior are sleeping in the van?
10. What does Thomas do with the guitar Johnson left in his van and what do Victor and Junior say to Thomas about the guitar? What do they do to the guitar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Reservation Blues".
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Reservation Blues". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Reservation Blues". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 2
1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "Reservation Blues"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in "Reservation Blues" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Reservation Blues" and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "Reservation Blues". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Alexie chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Alexie chooses the metaphors he does?
3. Discuss Alexie's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Alexie use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
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