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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 does Gabriel think he sees on the side of the road by the school in Part III?

2. What does Deborah think of Gabe's talking while she is trying to practice as?

3. Who does Gabriel actually see on the side of the road by the school in Part III?

4. How does Gabe kill Cassidy in Part IV?

5. What clothes does the Elk Spirit wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gabe kill Cassidy in Part IV?

2. What does Denorah particularly dislike about some of the names the other basketball teams call her team?

3. What signs start to unsettle Gabe when he leaves the sweat lodge in Part IV?

4. What are the purposes of a sweat ceremony?

5. What does Gabe tell Denorah in Part III that she does not know whether or not is a compiment?

6. Who does Denorah see outside her eighth-grade geography window in Part III, and why is that person there?

7. What does Jo tell Cassidy in Part IV about her leaving town the next day?

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

9. What happens to Victor when he discovers the Elk Spirit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

While Jones explores the bond between the Elk spirit and her calf, he omits any exploration or mention of the mother-child relationships of his four main characters, Ricky, Cass, Gabe, and Lewis. Write an essay analyzing Jones's treatment of the theme of mother-child relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Poverty on the reservation is always in the background of the main characters' experiences. Write an essay exploring Jones's treatment of the theme of poverty, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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