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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 type of wine does Juggie use when she slow cooks her beef stew?

2. During his training regimen, how many times does Wood Mountain sprint up a hill every day?

3. In what room does Patrice find Wood Mountain in "The Temple Beggar"?

4. In "Water Earth," how long has it been since Vera has written or reported to the relocation program?

5. How many shows will Patrice do in the ox costume?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Wood Mountain watches the waterjack at LogJam26?

2. What happens when Patrice gets a ride from the train station?

3. What does Bernadette send the baby with when she gives him to Patrice?

4. What does Wood Mountain want to do with his life?

5. Who is Lloyd Barnes?

6. What conversation does Patrice have with a woman named Bitty on the train?

7. What does Patrice have for lunch and why in "Lard on Bread"?

8. Who does Thomas see on the street in Fargo, and what does he do?

9. What does Bernadette look like when Patrice sees her, and what news does Bernadette give Patrice?

10. What type of iron did Thomas buy Rose and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paranteau dies in Vera’s cabin. How does Paranteau die? How does his family take the news of his death? What does his death communicate about his relationship with his family?

Essay Topic 2

Assimilation is the process of absorbing people groups of individuals of a differing ethnic background into the dominant culture in society. How were the boarding school tools for assimilation? How were the children expected to adopt the attitudes, values, and patterns of white thinking and behavior? How is assimilation designed to erase a culture and replace it with another?

Essay Topic 3

Arthur V. Watkins is the author of the termination bill. What does Thomas learn about Arthur V. Watkins? Why does Thomas believe that being Mormon has influenced Watkins’s actions?

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