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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 is the name of the pulp-and-paper mill Jared's dad used to work at?
2. Who is Destiny?
3. What does the native man on the bus in Chapter 10: "Abandonment Issues" tell Jared his name is?
4. How is Jared injured at the Powder House?
5. When Jared's mom wakes him up in the middle of the night in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt," where does she say they are going?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Jared wake up in Chapter 12: "New Years Weltschmerz," and what does he learn happened the night before, which he cannot remember?
2. What has happened to Jared's dog in Chapter 3: "The Food of Worms"?
3. What does Ebony Stewart want from Jared in Chapter 9: "Cooking With Ebony", and how does she get it?
4. How can Jared's home life be described in Chapter 21: "Home Alone"?
5. Why is Richie mad at Jared and acting rudely toward him in Chapter 4: "All Shook Up"?
6. How do Nana Anita and Nana Sophia each act toward Jared in the first six chapters of Son of a Trickster?
7. Who are the Jaks, and what is Jared's relationship with them?
8. What does Nana Sophia's and Jared exchange involve in Chapter 5: "The Advice and Wisdom of Nana Sophia"?
9. Why does Jared cut his own hair in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt"?
10. What is the traumatic event that happened with Jared, his mom, and David, as described in Chapter 14: "Lost"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author of Son Of A Trickster, Eden Robinson's personal history relate to the content within Son Of A Trickster?
Essay Topic 2
Drug and alcohol abuse is evident throughout Son of a Trickster novel. Write an essay on the effects of drug and alcohol abuse as brought out in Son of a Trickster.
Essay Topic 3
Individuals are truly not able to escape the circumstances they find themselves in. With reference to Son of a Trickster, write an essay discussing the way different characters are unable to escape from different life circumstances.
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