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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 does Phil get back at George after George's comment about the Indians?

2. What is Phil’s reaction to Rose’s unusual work of art?

3. How do both Rose and George know that Phil is returning home?

4. How does Chapter XI end?

5. How does the narrator describe the ranch house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do George's and Rose's opinions on inviting other guests to the Governor's dinner differ and why?

2. Why is the Governor's wife jealous of Rose?

3. How does Edward decide to venture off the reservation?

4. Why does Jennie, Edward’s wife, not think it wise to tell their son about the past?

5. How does Edward Nappo break the reservation rules?

6. For what is Rose recognized in high school?

7. Why does Rose help the Indians?

8. How does Rose feel about Phil's disappearance during the Governor's dinner?

9. What does Peter discover on his explorations?

10. What does Phil's bathing spot mean to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rose admits towards the end of the story that she is nothing without the opinions and support of others. How is this revealed throughout the story? How does this attitude about herself affect her thoughts and actions? What might have led to having this opinion of herself?

Essay Topic 2

The setting of this story is a challenge in so many ways. How is the setting described? How does it affect those who live there? How does it also affect the relationships between the characters? In what ways does the author connect the personalities and relationships between the characters to the landscape around them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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