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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 Nathan choose to commemorate during the sweat ceremony?

2. Who is Gabe's daughter?

3. What does Jo tell Cassidy about Shaney?

4. What does Cassidy keep in his thermos with the cash?

5. What deal does Gabe make with the Elk Spirit in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are elk afraid of trains?

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

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

6. What are the purposes of a sweat ceremony?

7. Why does Gabe kill Cassidy in Part IV?

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

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

10. Who does Cassidy shoot in Part IV, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What parallels do you think Jones seeks to draw between the herd of elk that Ricky sees just before he is killed at the beginning of the novel and the group of white men who attack him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

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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