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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 health problem does William have?
2. What does Sharon's confession initially make David want to do to her?
3. What does Estelle's son say he sometimes feels like instead of her son?
4. Whose pow-wow dance regalia does Jackson think he spots in a pawnshop window?
5. When Sharon calls David a liar at the end of "Do You Know Where I Am?", how many times does David say he has lied to his wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. With their education and prosperity, David and Sharon are well assimilated into mainstream American culture. Does "Do You Know Where I Am?" contain examples of the effects of Native American culture in their lives?
3. 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?
4. In what ways does "Flight Patterns" reflect that it takes place in a post-September 11th world?
5. How does the title of the story "Do You Know Where I Am?" relate to the story?
6. Regarding "Flight Patterns," discuss William's familiarity with Donna Fargo and Patsy Cline and what it indicates.
7. In what ways is the title "Flight Patterns" related to the story?
8. Describe Jackson's relationship with Officer Williams in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem."
9. In "Do You Know Where I Am?", what is Sharon's family background and is it the stereotypical background for an Indian?
10. What is William's relationship with his wife in "Flight Patterns"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast three of the following African American characters from Ten Little Indians: William from "Lawyer's League," Fekadu from "Flight Patterns," and Preacher, Russell, or the point guard from "What Ever Happened to Frank Snake Church?" Do the African-American characters treat the Native American characters differently than white characters do? Do the Native American characters feel differently about the African-American characters than they do about the white characters? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the humor in "Can I Get a Witness?", "Do Not Go Gentle," "What Ever Happened to Frank Snake Church?", or "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above." Give at least three examples of humor from your chosen story and discuss what you think Sherman Alexie is trying to convey or achieve through his use of humor.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Ten Little Indians. Give three examples of symbolism in the short stories in this collection and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
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