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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. In "Satan: Hijacker of a Planet," where did the woman Marne laid hands on grow up?

3. When did Evelina's parents drive her to college?

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

5. How many years after Henri set the canoe with the violin to seek his brother, did Shamengwa find the violin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Evelina go to college, and what did she take with her?

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

5. How was Shamengwa's fiddle stolen, and who was it rumored stole it?

6. How did John get caught for the kidnapping?

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

8. How did Shamengwa injure his arm?

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

10. How did Billy and Marn settle in at the farm in "The Daniels"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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