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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 kind of motorcycle does Lewis work on in his garage?

2. Who does Lewis start to think might actually be the Elk Spirit after he rules Peta out?

3. What is unusual about the young elk Lewis kills?

4. What condition did Lewis and his friends take in order to not have to pay a fine for hunting the elk they killed?

5. Why does Lewis hesitate at first to tell Peta about the story of the Thanksgiving Classic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis repeatedly think he sees near his house in Part II?

2. Why does Lewis call Cass in Part I?

3. What makes all the noise at Lewis's new rental house?

4. What does Gabe tell Lewis about when Lewis calls him in Part I?

5. Why does Lewis make a masking-tape elk shape on his living room floor?

6. What option do Lewis and his friends take that Denny offers when he finds them hunting on restricted land?

7. How does Lewis's dog Harley die?

8. What is unsettling about Lewis's new rental house with Peta?

9. In Part I, how does Peta save Lewis from potentially serious injury?

10. In Part I, why do Lewis's friends from the post office come to his house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although they make light of it at first, eventually Gabe and Cassidy both settle into the ritual of the sweat lodge. How would you describe these two characters' feelings about the ritual? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What parallels do you think Jones seeks to draw between the herd of elk that Ricky sees just before he is killed at the beginning of the novel and the group of white men who attack him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring what Denorah represents for both Gabe and others on the reservation who cheer her on in her youth basketball career and talents.

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