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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of sports injury led to Edgar abandoning all sports in high school?
(a) A basketball injury.
(b) A soccer injury.
(c) A hockey injury.
(d) A baseball injury.

2. What food does Laoka give to Tsala to make her fall in love with him in "The Story of Laoka" in Chapter 8?
(a) Corn.
(b) Berries.
(c) An apple.
(d) A chicken.

3. How did Ray-Ray die?
(a) He was lynched.
(b) He was shot by a police officer.
(c) He was in a motorcycle accident.
(d) He was shot by a teenager.

4. What does Luka say is his favorite thing to eat in Chapter 7?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) Ice cream.

5. Who told Tsala the "Story of the Boy with Prophetic Visions" (41)?
(a) Twisted Beard.
(b) Night Hawk.
(c) Dragging Canoe.
(d) Cave Dragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sonja in Chapter 1?

2. What grade does Wyatt say he is in at school in Chapter 5?

3. What animal does Sonja describe hearing when she arrives at Vin's house with him in Chapter 7?

4. Next to what does Tsala say he first found Clara in Chapter 8?

5. What does the petrified coral represent in "The Story of Laoka" in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jackson explain gaming in the Darkening Land in Chapter 6?

2. What does the Echota family do every September 6? Why?

3. Who is Rae and what is her role in the novel?

4. What was Maria's profession before she retired? What did she do?

5. What are Ernest's condition and circumstances like in the beginning of the novel?

6. What is the primary setting established in the Prologue and Chapter 1? Why is it important?

7. What does Vin reveal about his father in Chapter 7? What is foreshadowed in this scene?

8. How did Ray-Ray die? When did this happen?

9. What is Wyatt like when he first arrives at the home of Maria and Ernest?

10. How does Tsala describe time amongst the dead in Chapter 4?

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