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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. Who gave Evelina Holy Track's boots?

2. In "Shamengwa," where did Shamengwa like to sit when he was at home?

3. How often did Judge Coutts hear Shamengwa play in "Shamengwa"?

4. Where was Corwin caught with the fiddle he stole from Shemengwa?

5. How many days a week did Judge Coutts sentence Corwin to apprentice himself to Shamengwa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Judge Coutts describe Shamengwa?

2. How did Marn come to handle snakes?

3. What happened after Shamengwa's father learned that he was playing the violin?

4. How did Shemengwa get a violin after his father left with his?

5. How did Shamengwa injure his arm?

6. How and when did Marn Wolde meet Billy Peace?

7. How did the fiddle come to Shamengwa?

8. What was Evelina doing in "The 4-B's"?

9. What happened when Corwin gave Evelina blotter acid?

10. Why did Neve file a claim on everything John took from the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shamengwa had two fiddles in his life. What were the two fiddles in Shamengwa’s life? Why were these fiddles so important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Plague of Doves? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Fragmentation is a literary technique where fragments make up the greater part of a book. How does Erdrich use fragmentation to tell the story of the town of Pluto?

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