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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. When does Chapter 6 take place?

2. What is the name of Hoppy's girlfriend?

3. Where was Louise Brooks from?

4. What is the name of Nitakechi's wife?

5. In Chapter 12, how much money is in a large barrel of dog food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carl Tonica call the FBI in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Susan say to the crowd in front of her house?

3. What happens when Auda goes to the dental clinic?

4. Why does Delores decide that McAlester has to be buried in Mississippi?

5. What does a woman emissary chant to Red Shoes in Chapter 11?

6. What does Bienville warn Anoleta about Red Shoes?

7. What does Red Shoes tell Anoleta that he is doing in Chapter 8?

8. In Chapter 12, where does Auda dream that she goes, and what happens there?

9. What can Koi Chitto use an alligator for?

10. How does Koi Chitto die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Tema is married to Borden, an English actor. How did Tema and Borden meet? What type of relationship do they have? What does their relationship reveal about collaboration?

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