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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. Whose image appears to Edgar in the hologram in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Maria's.
(b) Ernest's.
(c) Ray-Ray's.
(d) Sonja's.

2. What does the Seven Dancers refer to in Edgar's dream in Chapter 17?
(a) The Pleiades star system.
(b) The Belt of Orion.constellation.
(c) The Scorpius constellation.
(d) The Ursa Major contellation.

3. What did Edgar's dad tell him was a sign the dead were trying to contact him, according to the narrative in Chapter 9?
(a) Sweaty hands.
(b) Dreams of wintertime.
(c) A headache.
(d) Ringing in the ears.

4. What is the name of the story that Wyatt reads to the kids at the shelter in Chapter 14?
(a) "The Yunwi Tsunsdi."
(b) "The Uktena and Tlanuwa."
(c) "Doe Stah Dah Nuh Dey."
(d) "The Giant Peach."

5. What parts of the Yunwi Tsunsdi were made of fire, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Their faces.
(b) Their hands and eyes.
(c) Their hair.
(d) Their feet and hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernest remember about his childhood moccasins in Chapter 10?

2. Who is the supervisor at the shelter that says "Wyatt has something special" (115) in Chapter 14?

3. What is the name of the store that Venery runs in Chapter 9?

4. What is the Cherokee word for bird?

5. What game does Wyatt ask Ernest to play with him in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom is Tsala's narrative largely directed? Why?

2. What foreshadowing does Edgar encounter in the town in Chapter 9?

3. What does coughing represent in the Darkening Land?

4. How does Maria describe her life after Ray-Ray's death in Chapter 14?

5. Where does Edgar meet Venery? How is he described?

6. What does the Darkening Land represent?

7. How would you describe Sonja's date with Vin in Chapter 11?

8. How does Edgar describe the atmosphere of the Darkening Land in Chapter 9?

9. When asked by Ernest in Chapter 10 what he saw in the Spirit World, how does Wyatt respond?

10. What happens in the encounter between Vin and Sonja in Chapter 15?

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