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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. In "A Little Nip," how long was it after Joseph botched a dissection on a salamander was it before he used the dissection kit again?

2. In "Sister Godzilla," how long had Evelina and her classmates been in the same classroom?

3. What was Holy Track's name?

4. In "The Great Drive," about how many miles a day did the group progress?

5. In "Come In," how old was Billy Peace when he came for John Wildstrand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Evelina call Sister Mary Anita Godzilla?

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

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

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

7. What did Mooshum, Cuthbert, Asiginak, and Holy Track find at the Lochren Farm?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holy Track, Asiginak, and Cuthbert were lynched. Why were they lynched? How did a mob decide they were guilty? How did the actions of the vigilantes result in a miscarriage of justice?

Essay Topic 2

Corwin Peace stole Shamengwa’s violin. How was he sentenced for the crime and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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