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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. For how many weeks did Nitakechi try to bring peace between the Red Fox and Yanabi town after the death of the Red Fox woman?

2. In Chapter 2, what time does Auda climb into her bed?

3. After Shell Shaker stole vermilion to paint her face, how long did Onatima not acknowledge her?

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

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 happened to Tuscalusa and those who went to meet the invader, Hispano de Soto?

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

3. What does Isaac do when a reporter tries to interview him about the murder?

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

5. Why did Auda and her mother have an argument about Red McAlester in 1983?

6. Why is Shakbatina to be executed?

7. Why is there a fire in Chapter 2?

8. What terrible story reached Grandmother's town?

9. Who is Redford McAlester?

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

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not historical fiction?

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

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?

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