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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 Lonny Germaine?

2. How many siblings does Bernard have?

3. What kind of car does Faye drive?

4. How old is Bernard when he stands up to his father?

5. What is the meaning of Ziigwan’aage’s name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Faye’s house invaded by police?

2. How does Albert learn about Old Shaawano’s plan to make a drum?

3. How does Old Shaawano find the final element to include in the drum’s construction?

4. How did Faye’s sister Netta die?

5. What is Faye’s relationship with Kendra Krahe?

6. Why does Anaquot leave her home?

7. How does Kendra die?

8. What does Bernard’s elderly companion learn from visiting with wolves?

9. How does Anaquot change her fortunes and make a new ally?

10. Why do the wolves attack Anaquot and her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the basis of Faye and Kurt’s relationship? What brings them together, and what keeps them apart? How does their relationship evolve over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the driving conflict of the novel? Does the story have a primary antagonist? How does the story balance external and internal conflict?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the author’s choice to use multiple point of view characters, with some points of view being framed as a story. Why did the author choose to tell the story of the drum this way? How do the multiple points of view contribute to the story’s themes?

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