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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. In Chapter 2, along what highway is the praire fire?

2. Where did Tema live with Jon Grounds?

3. In Chapter 3, where is Adair Billy?

4. Where did Tema and Bordon Beane meet?

5. Where is Gore Battiste's office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Auda arrested?

3. Who is Redford McAlester?

4. In Chapter 4, how does Susan and Auda get out of the jail?

5. What was life like when Shakbatina's grandmother was young?

6. What did Grandmother do when she heard the enemy was coming and Tuscalusa would lead them into a trap?

7. Why is there a fire in Chapter 2?

8. Why did Tema and Bordon come to Dallas?

9. In Chapter 5, what does Auda observe when she examines Adair?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah Bernhardt is an old woman of indeterminate age. What is known about Sarah Bernhardt? What role does she play in the novel? Why is she described as a trickster?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 14, Auda seems to alternate between herself and Anoleta and Red seems to alternate between himself and Red Shoes. How do Auda and Red seem to be incarnations of Anoleta and Red Shoes, respectively? How does the past affect the present because Auda and Red seem to have the souls of Anoleta and Red Shoes? What role do Auda and Red have in making historical wrongs right because of their reincarnation?

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