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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 does Ernest describe Wyatt giving him to look at the night before in Chapter 14?
(a) A rock that lit up.
(b) A white ring.
(c) A small umbrella.
(d) A golden heart.

2. What kind of bird lands in Sonja's yard and watches her in Chapter 11?
(a) An owl.
(b) A buzzard.
(c) A hawk.
(d) A pigeon.

3. What is the age range for the Savage game that Edgar finds in Chapter 17?
(a) 16 and up.
(b) 8 and up.
(c) 13 and up.
(d) 10 and up.

4. What word does Wyatt use to describe "A spirit. An immortal who lives everywhere" (114) in Chapter 14?
(a) Kusawatiyi.
(b) Osiyo.
(c) E nah dah.
(d) Nunnehi.

5. Who is the principal at Wyatt's school?
(a) Mr. Holt.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Watkins.
(d) Mr. Shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Venery tells Edgar in Chapter 9 that he named his oldest daughter after what band?

2. Where is the boy transported after being pulled into the land by the snake in Wyatt's story in Chapter 14?

3. Who is the beautiful woman that Wyatt says he met in the Spirit World in Chapter 10?

4. What is the Cherokee word for bird?

5. What did Edgar's dad tell him was a sign the dead were trying to contact him, according to the narrative in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edgar dream of in the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. What is the significance of the names and dates that open each chapter?

3. What does the Darkening Land represent?

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

5. How would you describe Wyatt's essay for English class in Chapter 10?

6. What is Ernest doing when Maria and Wyatt find him in Chapter 14?

7. Who do Sonja and her parents encounter on their walk in Chapter 15?

8. What is Sonja's dream about and what does it foreshadow in Chapter 15?

9. What is the first story Wyatt tells at the shelter in Chapter 14?

10. What does Venery say about Jim Thorpe in Chapter 9? Why is this significant?

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