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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. What is left of the foreign dryland farmers’ futile attempts?
2. What does the Governor’s wife wonder out loud to her husband?
3. How does Phil feel when he sees the Indians on his land?
4. How does Phil feel about the dryland farmers?
5. Why does Rose create a work of art out of weeds and other odd plants?
Short Essay Questions
1. What prevents Edward and his son from seeing their land and Edward’s father’s grave?
2. What does Peter discover on his explorations?
3. Why does Rose help the Indians?
4. Why does the government at this time accept no treaties from the Indians?
5. How does Rose's piano playing go at the Governor's dinner? Why?
6. What does Jennie pack for Edward and their son for their journey?
7. For what is Rose recognized in high school?
8. What happens to disturb Phil's peace at his secret swimming hole?
9. How does Edward Nappo break the reservation rules?
10. How does Rose get herself into trouble with alcohol?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The government gate is a barrier that both Phil and Edward Nappo dislike. Why? Why might this gate be here? What might it represent in this story?
Essay Topic 2
The town of Beech is both nervous and excited about the arrival of the Burbank outfit. Why is this such an exciting event? What does this say about the town and people of Beech? How is the arrival of the Burbank cattle and its cowhands, and other such guests, vitally important to the people Beech and their way of life?
Essay Topic 3
What does the reader learn about the ease of moving the Indians to the reservation? What does this reveal about the white people at the time of The Power of the Dog? How does Phil's view of Indians reinforce the attitudes of the white people at this time?
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