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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. When did Evelina attend a Roman Catholic grade school?

2. What was Geraldine wearing when Judge Coutts decided he would marry her?

3. In "A Little Medicine," what color was Mooshum's Sears work jacket?

4. How old did Maude Black declare that Mooshum and Junesse had to be before she would allow them to marry?

5. In "The Expedition," how many men were to sleep under a blanket two Icelandic women were making?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Evelina call Sister Mary Anita Godzilla?

2. What expedition did Joseph J. Coutts join and why?

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

4. What did Clemence tell Evelina about her the racial heritage of her grandmother, Junesse?

5. How did the expedition Joseph Coutts joined start out?

6. Why did Billy Peace join the army?

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

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

9. How did Judge Coutts try to get to know Geraldine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Harps have a love/hate relationship with Catholicism. Why do the Harp have a love/hate relationship with Catholicism?

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

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?

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