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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 tribe is Cassidy's girlfriend from?

2. Who does Gabe think shot the young elk on the Thanksgiving Classic?

3. What does Gabe call Denorah when he comes to see her in Part III?

4. How does the insult about "the only good Indian" end?

5. What do the Indian men wear in the sweat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Nathan Yellow Tail feel about the sweat ceremony?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Victor's role in the sweat ceremony?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why is it so significant that Lewis has both left the reservation and married a white woman? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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