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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 finds Harley dead?

2. Who is Lewis's wife?

3. What tribe is Shaney from?

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

5. What feature of Lewis's do his friends make fun of him for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lewis hesitate to ever tell Peta about the Thanksgiving Classic?

2. How does Lewis's dog Harley die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jones use Lewis's spiraling descent into paranoia and increasing madness to set the tone and build suspense? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Jones's tone throughout the novel, and why do you think he strikes a hopeful note with Denorah's choices and actions at the very end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jones highlight the problem of alcoholism among Indians through different characters and throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

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