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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. In what year does "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" begin?
2. What story does Sharon tell at every family gathering during her long marriage to David?
3. Where do David and Sharon find a lost cat?
4. Whose music is William listening to at the beginning of "Flight Patterns"?
5. What kind of Indian is David?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Estelle Walks Above change her name?
2. Why does Jackson consider himself an "effective" homeless man?
3. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what is David's family background and is it the stereotypical background for an Indian?
4. Why can't Fekadu return to Ethiopia?
5. What factors do you think contribute to and help perpetuate Jackson's homelessness in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?
6. 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.
7. Why do you think Estelle fails to help the bleeding woman in the final scene of the story and how does this failure affect her relationship with her son?
8. Describe Estelle's relationship with her son in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above."
9. Regarding "Flight Patterns," discuss William's familiarity with Donna Fargo and Patsy Cline and what it indicates.
10. In what ways is the title "Flight Patterns" related to the story?
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
Discuss the post-September 11th worlds of "Can I Get a Witness?" and "Flight Patterns." What is Alexie saying about September 11th and its effect on American lives in these stories? What is Alexie saying about September 11th and its effect on Native American lives in these stories? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the relationship of Sharon and David in "Do You Know Where I Am" with the relationship of William and Marie in "Flight Patterns" and the relationship of the unnamed parents in "Do Not Go Gentle." Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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