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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. What was the only piece of furniture that Delores's family bought new?

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

3. In Chapter, what is Auda wearing?

4. When did Delores and Dovie Love run away from boarding school?

5. What nationality is the soldier who approaches Father Renoir in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who does Anoleta see standing over her?

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

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

4. How does Koi Chitto die?

5. What does Father Renoir do in Chapter 11?

6. Why did Delores and Dovie run away from boarding school?

7. What does Bienville warn Anoleta about Red Shoes?

8. What does Gore know about Delores and Dovie Love?

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

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

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

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 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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