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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. Who usually makes the cradle board for a baby?

2. Who did Valentine embroider for when she was in borading school?

3. In "Boxing for Sovereignty," what snacks are available at the boxing match?

4. In "The Night Watch," what is Rose doing when Patrice comes home?

5. What does Thomas see running along with his car in "The Runner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What starts happening to Vernon?

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

3. What do Patrice and Pokey see when they are snaring rabbits in "Snares"?

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

5. In "The Runner," what does Thomas see when he is driving home from work?

6. What does Patrice remember about the time that Bucky invited her to take a ride?

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

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

9. What dreams are Patrice and Zhaanat having about Vera?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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

Jack Malloy manages LogJam 26. How would you describe Jack and his character? Is he a slippery character? Why can he be described as a trickster?

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