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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 color are Barnes's eyes?

2. What color coat does Valentine wear in "Snares"?

3. Who is Patrice jealous of in "The Tonsils"?

4. In "The Promotion," how much does Valentine get an hour when she gets a promotion?

5. In "Agony Would Be Her Name," what would the woman have to run through to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patrice believe she sees during "The Third Night Watch" (328) for her father?

2. In "X=?," why is Barnes upset?

3. How does Thomas remember that his father said the dead were cared for?

4. What does Barnes decide to do to try to get Patrice's attention in "X=?"?

5. In "The Tonsils," what announcement does Mr. Vold make?

6. How does Barnes's uncle train Wood Mountain, and how successful is the training?

7. What odors does Millie like, and what is her favorite smell?

8. What does Roderick remember about working in the school bakery?

9. What happens when Vera is found in "Edith, Psychic Dog"?

10. How does the fund-raising match go between Joe and Wood Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Millie is the daughter of Louis Pipestone. How had Millie been raised? How has she been able to go to college and become a Ph.D. candidate? How does Millie order her life and her surroundings? What does she like to wear? What do her actions and how she orders her life reveal about obsession?

Essay Topic 2

HR 108 was a bill introduced to terminate five Indian tribes. How had the Indians owned the land before the white settlers arrived? What treaties did the Indians have with the government? How long were the treaties intended to last? Why were there objections to termination? Was HR 108 a breach of contract?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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