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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 is Kit Tatro’s neighborhood nickname?

2. In which village do Faye and Elsie live?

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

4. What does Lonny take from near Faye’s garden?

5. Where does Bernard Shaawano work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faye convince Kit Tatro to mow her lawn?

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

3. How does Faye describe her home neighborhood?

4. Why does Anaquot leave her home?

5. How does the Eykes’ dog finally escape?

6. What is Faye’s impression of the Tatro house?

7. How does Bernard make his father rethink the fate of his sister, Old Shaawano’s daughter?

8. Why does Faye find Kurt’s lawn mowing so unsettling?

9. How does Faye break the traditional rules of the painted drum?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the novel portray romantic love? Compare and contrast the romantic relationships experienced by women in the novel. How do these compare with the way the novel portrays family and friendship?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the unusual relationship and friendship between Faye and Elsie. How is theirs different from other parent-child relationships portrayed in the novel? Is it healthier, or unhealthy in different ways? What does each bring to the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the concept of fate vs. free will. Was Old Shaawano’s daughter destined to die so that he could create the ceremonial drum? Was Faye destined to discover it at the Tatro house? Or are these events random? Explain your reasoning.

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