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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. Why did Gabe get thrown out of Denorah's basketball game?

2. What does Cassidy tell Gabe Lewis did with the unborn calf?

3. What animals does Cassidy's girlfriend work with?

4. What does Nathan say he might try to be done with the sweat in time for?

5. Who is Denorah's big sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Denorah see in Gabe's truck when he comes to see her in Part III?

2. When do Cassidy and Gabe start to realize something might be wrong with Victor?

3. Why are elk afraid of trains?

4. What did Gabe tell the reservation dogs the night he fed them the last of the elk from his father's freezer?

5. What does Gabe take from his father's house in Part III?

6. What does the Elk Spirit do to make sure she keeps an eye on Gabe in Part III?

7. Why are Cassidy's friends wary of his girlfriend Jo?

8. Why do Cass's dogs get so aggressive when Gabe drives up in his truck?

9. Why does Gabe go to see Denorah right before the sweat ceremony?

10. What does Cass tell Gabe about what might have been bothering Lewis about the Thanksgiving Classic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jones use different points of view to affect the reader's perspective and emotional experience of this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Of the four main characters - Ricky, Gabe, Lewis, and Cassidy - who do you think is the most seriously affected by the guilt of the Thanksgiving Classic hunting trip? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

At many different points throughout the novel, Jones employs graphic language to describe scenes of violence and murder. Write an essay explaining the effect Jones' use of language has on the reader's experience of the novel.

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