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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. In Chapter 6, how long does Koi Chitto not eat during his purification ceremony?

2. What is Susan wearing in Chapter 7?

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

4. What is the date in Chapter 7?

5. What is the date in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what has Red Shoes carried and how does he describe them?

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

3. What is buried with Red McAlester in Chapter 13?

4. What does Bienville warn Anoleta about Red Shoes?

5. When did Delores first come to the Billy house?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does a woman say?

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

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

9. What can Koi Chitto use an alligator for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gore and Auda have a conversation about Indians making their way in the world. What are Gore and Auda’s thoughts about Indians who make their way in the world like the Love sisters or Auda’s sisters? What is communicated about tribes and tribalism through their conversation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How do Shakbatina and other characters use color? What do various colors symbolize?

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