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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. How many dogs do Sonja and Whitey have?

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

3. When was the round house used for ceremonies?

4. What is the name of Grace and George's child who was raised by a tribal member?

5. What does Bazil make for dinner the first night Geraldine comes downstairs to eat after the rape?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bazil describe the Larks?

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

4. What does Cappy look like?

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

6. Who is Whitey?

7. What is Geraldine's job?

8. What type of bike does Angus have?

9. What are Joe and his dad doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

10. What does the gas can look like that Joe finds in the lake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Joe and his father remove saplings from the foundation of their house. Why do the saplings have to be removed? What do the saplings symbolize in Joe’s life and the life of his family? What is there in his life that has to be removed, just like the saplings?

Essay Topic 2

Joe refers to Cappy as his best friend. In what ways does Cappy help Joe throughout the novel? How would you describe their relationship, and how they affected one another’s lives?

Essay Topic 3

Linda Wishkob was abandoned by her birth family and raised by an Indian family. What difficulties did Linda have to overcome throughout her life? How did these difficulties forge her character and make her the type of person she came to be?

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