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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 stamp did Lewis use to mark the packages of elk meat he gave to the elders?

2. How is Harley seriously injured in Part I?

3. Who drove the truck when Lewis and his friends hunted on the day of the Thanksgiving Classic?

4. What tribe are Lewis and his friends from?

5. What does Ricky see right before he is killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lewis's dog Harley die?

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

3. What tragedy has just occurred in Ricky's life that contributes to his choice to leave the reservation?

4. Why do police officers visit Lewis's house in Part II?

5. Why does Lewis bury the elk fetus?

6. Why does Lewis invite Shaney over to his house in the end of Part II?

7. What does Lewis see when he and Shaney play basketball in Part I?

8. Why does Lewis think the Elk Spirit has started haunting him in Part II?

9. How does Lewis remember that he knew Peta was a "real girl?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Jones decides to tell the climactic events of the Elk Spirit's confrontation with Denorah from the point of view of an elderly tribal storyteller at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Ricky's, Gabe's, Cassidy's, and Lewis's sense and style of humor within their close-knit group of friends? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the Elk Spirit seem to use the four friends' weaknesses against them all? What are some of those weaknesses? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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