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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. When Louis Pipestone's son came home from Korea, how long was Louis silent after he saw his son?

2. How old were Thomas and Rose when they married?

3. In "The Beginning," what does Thomas give his father at the change of every season?

4. Where is there going to be a meeting with the BIA in "The Old Muskrat"?

5. What is Bitty doing when she sits next to Patrice on the train in "Log Jam 26"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Roderick and what happened to him?

2. What does Biboon say they did in the beginning to keep their land?

3. What happens on the train when a man tells Patrice that he wants her to trade seats with his wife?

4. What happened to Louis Pipestone's son?

5. Why does Patrice need time off work, and how does she get time off?

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

7. What is the Wazhashk farm like?

8. What is Thomas's dog like?

9. What news is there of Vera from Gerald and Betty Pye's cousin?

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

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

People living on the reservation were poor and often did not have electricity or running water. What different levels of poverty are there on Turtle Mountain? How does the reservation system make it difficult for people living on the reservation to improve their socio-economic status?

Essay Topic 3

Sharlo is crowned Homecoming queen. What does the crown that Sharlo wears symbolize to Thomas, Rose, and Patrice?

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