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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. Why does Shawnee wake up in the snow?

2. What movie did Shawnee and Alice watch together?

3. Where does Bernard’s family live?

4. Why does Shawnee burn Apitchi’s toys?

5. Who did Seraphine grow up with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is John’s attitude towards Ira?

2. Why does Ira kiss Morris?

3. Why does Ira want to ride with John instead of Morris?

4. Which of Ira’s possessions survives the fire, and why?

5. What happened to Bernard’s family?

6. What causes the fire at Ira’s house?

7. Why is Ira worried when she talks to Seraphine?

8. Why does Morris apologize to Ira?

9. Why are Shawnee and her brother fighting?

10. Why is Shawnee angry at her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify three sets of foil characters in the novel. How do these characters emphasize and contrast each other?

Essay Topic 2

What do wolves symbolize in the novel? Do they mean different things to different people? What lessons do the wolves offer the reader?

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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