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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 signs are the tattoo on Red Shoes' face?

2. What grade was Tema in school when her father died?

3. Who does Auda see in a vision in Chapter 5?

4. When was the Casino of the Sun built by the Choctaw Nation?

5. After the death of Tuscalusa and the other warriors, how many towns did Grandmother and her sister build after they flew away from the invaders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Auda dream in Chapter 5?

2. Why is Auda arrested?

3. Why is Shakbatina to be executed?

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

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

6. Who is Redford McAlester?

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

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

9. When Isaac cannot work at his newspaper office, what does he do?

10. Where does Auda live, and what brief history of the place does the narrator provide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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