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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 do Estelle and her son frequently forget?
2. What kind of work does William do?
3. Which of the following is something William does?
4. What did the taxi driver study at Oxford?
5. What does the taxi driver say when passengers ask him if he's East Coast or West Coast?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why can't Fekadu return to Ethiopia?
2. How does the title of the story "Do You Know Where I Am?" relate to the story?
3. Why does Jackson consider himself an "effective" homeless man?
4. Why do you think Jackson is so eager to redeem his grandmother's powwow regalia?
5. Regarding "Flight Patterns," discuss William's familiarity with Donna Fargo and Patsy Cline and what it indicates.
6. How are white people depicted in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" and how does this depiction compare to Estelle's opinion of white people?
7. What is Jackson's relationship with Kay?
8. Describe what Sharon and David do with their children on the day Sharon confesses her infidelity and what it indicates about Sharon and David's relationship.
9. What is William's relationship with his wife in "Flight Patterns"?
10. Why does Estelle's son say he doesn't know what an Indian is supposed to be?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the three female characters from the short stories in Ten Little Indians: Corliss, the unnamed female protagonist in "Can I Get a Witness," Estelle, the mother in "Do Not Go Gentle" and Sharon. Include a discussion of how they are each assimilated into mainstream American culture and how they are affected by Native American culture and cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Education is one of the themes in the stories in Ten Little Indians. Pick any three of the following stories and discuss the theme of education in each story: "The Search Engine," "Lawyer's League," "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above," and "What Ever Happened to Frank Snake Church?" What do you think the author is trying to say about education through these stories? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Grief and depression are themes in "Can I Get a Witness," "Do Not Go Gentle," and "What Ever Happened to Frank Snake Church?" Discuss how these themes are handled in each story and how each character copes with emotional pain. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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