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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 movie did Shawnee and Alice watch together?

2. Why does Bernard bring the drum to the hospital?

3. What is Ira’s relationship to Shawnee?

4. How does Ira know Honey?

5. What does Morris’ Ojibwe name mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ira kiss Morris?

2. What is John’s attitude towards Ira?

3. What happened to Bernard’s family?

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

5. Why is Shawnee angry at her mother?

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

7. What is Ira’s attitude towards herself?

8. How does Shawnee feel about Honey?

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

10. Why are Shawnee and her brother fighting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the skeleton of the Eykes’ dog symbolize in Part 4 of the novel? Why did the author choose to include this detail, and how does it emphasize some of the novel’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 role does survivor’s guilt play in the novel? How do different characters handle their survivor’s guilt in different ways? Do they ultimately overcome this guilt, or learn to live with it?

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