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

2. From what color bottle did the hair oil come in that Uncle Whitey used?

3. In "Solo," how many times does a man put a record back on while he repairs a gun?

4. Where did Father Cassidy transfer from?

5. Who did Mooshum say got the baby from the Lochren Farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Evelina call Sister Mary Anita Godzilla?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asiginak, Holy Track, Mooshum, and Cuthbert discovered the murders at the Lochren farm, but did not go to the sheriff. Why did the men not report the murderers to the sheriff?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Erdrich use chapter titles in The Plague of Doves?

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