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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 was the teacher's name that Evelina and her classmates called Sister Godzilla?

2. Where was the Black ranch located?

3. What creature's life cycle did Joseph study?

4. In how many feet of water did Evelina's great uncle Octave manage to drown when he was despondent over a woman?

5. In "Holy Track, The Boots," what did Mooshum buy with bets from horseracing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Mooshum and Holy Track hide when they were being pursued for the murder at the Lochren Farm?

2. Why did Holy Track give himself up when the men came looking for him and Mooshum?

3. How did Joseph and his father create a pond and populate it?

4. What happened when Johann Vogeli did not want to be involved in hanging the men accused of the murders at Lochren farm?

5. Why did Evelina stop calling Sister Mary Anita Godzilla and try to stop the other children from calling her that?

6. In "The Plague of the Doves," why did a Catholic priest ask his parishioners to gather at the church and then walk the fields?

7. How did Mooshum say that he met his wife?

8. What did a man do while he repaired his gun and then afterwards in "Solo"?

9. Why did John Wildstrand ask Billy Peace to kidnap his wife?

10. How was Evelina's family known for deathless romantic encounters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cordelia began to believe she knew who murdered her family. Who did Cordelia believe murdered her family? How did she deduce that Warren Wolde was the murderer?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Erdrich use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Billy’s religion grew into a cult. What abuse did Marne and her children experience because of Billy’s religion? Why did she kill him?

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