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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 days of the week did McAlester used to go on the road lobbying other Oklahoma tribes to support the casino compacts?

2. In Chapter 9, for how many generations does the woman who asks to be called Shakbatina say she has waited?

3. In Chapter 9, what pain is Carl Tonica having?

4. How much older is Delores than Isaac?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What can Koi Chitto use an alligator for?

4. How does Koi Chitto die?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, how does Red Shoes know that he will die?

9. How was Shakbatina's body prepared by Nitakechi when she died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Auda's relationship with McAlester and how it changes?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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