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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 is the winter coat that Barnes gives Pokey?

2. What does Zhaanat bring Patrice during "The Third Night Watch" over Paranteau's grave?

3. What do Pokey and Patrice find in her snares before they get to Vera's cabin in "Snares"?

4. In "Two Months," what does Barnes's uncle give him for an early Christmas gift?

5. In "The Tonsils," what type of tea is the baby drinking when Patrice gets home from work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Thomas explain what the government is trying to do to Barnes?

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

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

5. 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"?

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

7. What is the horse like that is Grace's favorite?

8. What is Valentine's new job?

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

10. What does Millie say about the survey and her academic career in "The Committee"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 author uses historical details in the novel. How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book imitate events from real life?

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