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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 is responsible for giving hot rocks into the sweat?

2. What does Gabe give Cassidy instead of money?

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

4. What clothes does the Elk Spirit wear?

5. What machines are elk particularly afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Cassidy see while Jo is inside the trailer in Part III around lunch time that makes him think of the name he is born with?

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

5. Why does Gabe suddenly leave the sweat lodge in Part IV?

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

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

8. What are the purposes of a sweat ceremony?

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

10. Why does Cassidy become so angry at Gabe in Part IV?

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 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 3

How do you think Ricky, Gabe, Lewis, and Cassidy seem to feel about Denny Pease as they decide whether or not to hunt on the restricted part of the reservation? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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