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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. How does Ira know Honey?

2. What book does Ira read to Apitchi?

3. Who was Alice named for?

4. What does Morris receive from the church?

5. What gift does Ira give Morris?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shawnee feel about Honey?

2. Why is Shawnee angry at her mother?

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

4. What is Ira’s attitude towards herself?

5. Why does Ira kiss Morris?

6. What is John’s attitude towards Ira?

7. Why are Shawnee and her brother fighting?

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

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

10. What happened to Bernard’s family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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