|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color does Shell Shaker paint her face in Chapter 1?
2. How old is McAlester when he dies?
3. When did Red Shoes turn on his mother's people?
4. In Chapter 2, what is the date?
5. What percent of casino income goes to pay the yearly contract fees to Shamrock Resorts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Auda when she was at work on September 21, 1991?
2. What does Adair do for a living, and how long has she been working at that occupation?
3. What was life like when Shakbatina's grandmother was young?
4. What Durant town sculpture is missing in Chapter 4?
5. Why did Tema and Bordon come to Dallas?
6. What terrible story reached Grandmother's town?
7. What does Isaac do when a reporter tries to interview him about the murder?
8. Why is there a fire in Chapter 2?
9. What does Auda dream in Chapter 5?
10. Why did Auda and her mother have an argument about Red McAlester in 1983?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McAlester was the chief of the Choctaw people in Durant. How did McAlester use the power he had? How did he abuse his power?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Information about the ancestors of the Billy family is mentioned in the book. What information is provided about the Billy family ancestors? How well do family members know their ancestors? Why do members of the Billy family treasure the legacy of their ancestors?
|
This section contains 817 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|



