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

2. What was the name of the manager of the 4-B's?

3. How was Shamengwa tied up when someone took his fiddle?

4. How many retired people has liquidated all their assets to join Billy's congregation in "The Daniels"?

5. During Evelina's first year of college, what did her roommate want to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What business used to be in the 4-B's?

5. How did Marn kill BIlly?

6. What were the pictures that Marn could get in her head, and how did she use them?

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

8. What happened when Corwin gave Evelina blotter acid?

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

10. How was Corwin caught with Shemengwa's violin?

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

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

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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