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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 did Koi Chitto bring Shell Shaker after hunting with the Alibamu Conchatys and Red Fox warriors?

2. What do most women use instead of turtle shells when they dance and shake shells in Chapter 2?

3. How old is the house where Auda was born in 1991?

4. When did Red Shoes turn on his mother's people?

5. In a vision in Chapter 4, what lanague does Isaac hear two men aruging in as in a vision he stands in McAlester's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tuscalusa, Shakbatina's grandfather, do when he heard the story of the enemy coming?

2. What happened to Auda when she was at work on September 21, 1991?

3. What does Gore Battiste suggest as a strategy for Auda's case?

4. What does Adair do for a living, and how long has she been working at that occupation?

5. What terrible story reached Grandmother's town?

6. Why is Shakbatina to be executed?

7. Why did Tema and Bordon come to Dallas?

8. What Durant town sculpture is missing in Chapter 4?

9. What jobs has Tema had, and why did she become an actress?

10. Who is Redford McAlester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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