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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 is the Cherokee word for bird?
(a) Tsisqua.
(b) Nun-Yunu-Wi.
(c) Jistu.
(d) Osiyo.

2. How does Edgar describe the air in the town where Jackson lives in Chapter 9?
(a) Aromatic.
(b) Smoggy.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Clear.

3. Who is the beautiful woman that Wyatt says he met in the Spirit World in Chapter 10?
(a) Clara.
(b) Erica.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sonja.

4. What does Sonja make for herself to eat at her parents' house in Chapter 15?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A salad.
(c) Cereal.
(d) A bowl of soup.

5. Who is the supervisor at the shelter that says "Wyatt has something special" (115) in Chapter 14?
(a) Hank.
(b) Michael.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Vin show up at Sonja's house in Chapter 15?

2. In how many different foster homes has Paolo lived in since he was 12?

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

4. Who does Venery describe having gotten "loaded on whiskey and beat his dog to death, then slit his own throat in his ex-wife’s kitchen" (75) in Chapter 9?

5. What does Maria write about Ray-Ray enjoying picking in her journal in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wyatt fit in when he goes to the shelter with Maria in Chapter 14?

2. What is the significance of ringing in one's ears in the novel?

3. What does the Darkening Land represent?

4. What is the second story about that Wyatt tells at the shelter in Chapter 14?

5. Why does Jackson want Edgar to pose for him in Chapter 9?

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

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

8. How are the Yunwi Tsunsdi described in Chapter 12?

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

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

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