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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 does Thomas say that they are set to testify against the government in "Hay Stack"?

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

3. Where does Roderick remember that he worked at the school?

4. In "Battle Royale," what does Thomas try to read?

5. In "Checks," what color shirt does Grace find for Millie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Millie ask her father to bring Thomas Wazhashk when they pick her up from the train station in Rugby in "The Hungry Man"?

3. In "Flying over Snow," what happens when Patrice is out snaring rabbits?

4. What happens to Vera in "What She Needed"?

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

6. Why does Juggie go to speak with Valentine in "U.S.I.S."?

7. In "The Star Powwow," what sound does Thomas hear that wakes him from a trance or sleep at work, and what does he see?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is an uneasy and sometimes contentious relationship between the Indians and the whites. How do the Wobleszynskis graze their cattle on Juggie’s land? How did the Lauders obtain such good farmland on the reservation? What is revealed about exploitation through the relationships between whites and Indians?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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