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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 Marne started driving a car back and forth into Pluto with her mother in the passenger's seat, how old was Marne?

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

3. Where was John working in "The Garage"?

4. In "The 4-B's," what type of pie does Evelina serve Mooshum?

5. How many cows did Shamengwa's family have in "The First Fiddle"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Daniels," what conversation did Billy and Marn's dad have?

3. How did John get caught for the kidnapping?

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

5. What sentence did Judge Coutts hand down when Corwin was caught with Shamengwa's violin?

6. In "The Garage," where was John Wildstrand living and working?

7. How did Marn kill BIlly?

8. How did Shamengwa learn to play the fiddle?

9. How did Marn follow Billy in "The Daniels"?

10. How did Judge Coutts describe Shamengwa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johann had an uneasy relationship with his father. How would you describe the relationship between Johann and Frederic? Why did Johann punch his father rather than going along with the lynch mob?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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