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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. How many severed heads of the Filanchi okla has Red Shoes carried for months?

2. How much does Carl Tonica weigh?

3. The support of how many towns comes with the support of the war chief, Choucououlacta in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 10, who are going to New York City to gather evidence that the D'Amto brothers, Redford McAlester, and Carl Tonica laundered money?

5. Where does Auda dream that she goes in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bienville warn Anoleta about Red Shoes?

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

3. What does Father Renoir do in Chapter 11?

4. How does Koi Chitto die?

5. What conversation does Koi Chitto have with a porcupine animal spirit in Chapter 6?

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

7. In Chapter 9, what conversation do Carl Tonica and Hector D'Amato have regarding Auda?

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what thoughts does Delores have of Isaac?

10. What can Koi Chitto use an alligator for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Koi Chitto encounters an alligator and a porcupine spirit. How does Koi Chitto encounter an alligator? How does he encounter a porcupine spirit? What do the alligator and the spirit symbolize about his destiny?

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