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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 Indians does Koi Chitto encounter who are cannibals in Chapter 6?

2. How long do the Choctaw usually wait to release the bones of the dead from the burial scaffold?

3. In Chapter 10, how many years ago did Delores send Isaac away?

4. How much older is Delores than Isaac?

5. In Chapter 11, how many warriors have been walking most of the night with Anoleta?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Koi Chitto die?

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

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

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

10. What does Father Renoir do in Chapter 11?

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

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 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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