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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. When does Joe go to the round house in Chapter 4?

2. When was there a case against Durlin Peace?

3. What day of the week is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. How old was Joe when he decided he would use the name Joe?

5. What does Geraldine say that she will make Joe and Bazil when she feels better in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Geraldine in Chapter 1?

2. What does Cappy give Joe after his mother is hurt?

3. What does Grandma Thunder make for the boys to eat in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Whitey?

5. How does Joe describe his mother and her sister?

6. What type of bike does Zack have, and who bought it for him?

7. What is the book that Joe looks at at the beginning of Chapter 1 and why does he look at it?

8. What is Geraldine's job?

9. What is the history of the house where Joe and his family live?

10. What is Bazil's occupation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Geraldine’s job is about secrets. What is Geraldine’s job and what does it have to do with secrets? Why is her job the cause of her attack?

Essay Topic 2

Joe searches for luck. Why does Joe believe that he needs luck? What is the traditional way for an Ojibwe to find luck? How does Joe become lucky when he goes to the lake? Does the luck ease his life or make it more difficult?

Essay Topic 3

Joe believes that he sees a ghost at various times in the novel. What do both Joe and Randall see that seems to be ghost-like? How seriously do Indians believe in the supernatural? What does the ghost symbolize to Joe? How does Mooshum explain the ghost? What does the ghost represent by the end of the novel?

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