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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 old was a boy who was a cousin to Junesse when his mother's lungs rotted?

2. What condition does Sister Mary Anita has that gives her a protruding jaw?

3. How many baskets would Asiginak and Holy Track make at a time before they would start selling them?

4. When was the plague of doves?

5. What was the name of Electa Hoag's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Junesse and Mooshum come to live at the Black Ranch?

2. What happened when Judge Coutts got Geraldine to go fishing with him?

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

4. How did Junesse and Mooshum survive when they ran off together?

5. How did Henri and Lafayette Peace get buffalo?

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

7. What happened in "A Little Nip," when Father Cassidy staggered to the door after drinking with Mooshum and Shamengwa?

8. What happened to the men who lynched the men accused of the murders at Lochren farm?

9. Where did Mooshum's parents live when he was an infant, and why did they leave?

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

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Erdrich use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Joseph Coutts joined a survey expedition. Why did Joseph join the expedition? Why did he and the others struggle to survive?

Essay Topic 3

Marn is able to visualize pictures in her mind that seem as real as being there. When and why did Marn begin visualizing pictures in her mind? Why did she continue visualizing? Why were the pictures so important to her?

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