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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 actress does Pollux remember seeing when he was riding the bus?
(a) Geena Davis.
(b) Kim Basinger.
(c) Jennifer Lawrence.
(d) Sharon Stone.

2. After the Dakota War of 1862, how many Dakota people were confined at Fort Snelling?
(a) About 1,500.
(b) Over 1,600.
(c) 900.
(d) 1,200.

3. What color is supposed to keep out malignant energies?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

4. What color coat and hat does a woman wear who wants to tell Indian stories to Asema and Tookie?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

5. What type of house do Tookie and Pollux have?
(a) Cottage.
(b) Ranch.
(c) 2-story.
(d) Bungalow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Second Nature of Penstemon Brown," what do Pen and Tookie share?

2. In "Blue," what time does Flora always show up for her visits?

3. In 1862, how much did the state of Minnesota offer volunteer scouts for Indian scalps?

4. Who does Hetta name her baby after?

5. How old is the elm tree that is toppled by a storm in Tookie's yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pollux's history?

2. What was Tookie doing when she was called into the warden's office at Waseca?

3. How does Tookie live a regular life?

4. How was Tookie hardened when she started selling books, and how did she change?

5. How does Tookie try to get rid of Flora's book?

6. After the cremation, why does Tookie believe that Flora is gone and then changes her mind?

7. What does Tookie say about Flora's visits in "Blue"?

8. What did Tookie want while she was waiting for her trial for moving Budgie's body?

9. How do Tookie and Pollux celebrate the New Year?

10. What happens when Tookie is reading the book Flora was reading when she died?

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