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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. Who makes the bangs for the New Year's open house?

2. When did Tookie commit her crime?

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

4. After the Dakota War of 1862, how many Dakota people were confined at Fort Snelling?

5. What was the name of the judge who sentenced Tookie for moving Budgie's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tookie blame the book for after a violent storm?

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

3. Why does Kateri call Tookie about a mix-up?

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

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

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

7. What is Tookie's favorite soup?

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

9. Who was Flora?

10. Who is Dissatisfaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author use different points of view? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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