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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. With what did Hetta stain Tookie's sheets?

2. During inventory, how many boxes filled with books self-published authors put on the bookshelves?

3. What color scarf did Mara give Tookie when Tookie took Budgie's body?

4. What does Hetta make with Pen for the New Year's open house?

5. What relative did Flora tell people had been Indian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dissatisfaction?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Tookie at a perilous age when she committed her crime?

8. What is Tookie's favorite soup?

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

10. How does Tookie live a regular life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pollux receives eagle feathers in the mail from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Why does Pollux not hunt eagles for their feathers? Why does he need eagle feathers? Why are they important in the ceremonies he conducts?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator defines signal events. What are signal events? In what way are signal events in real life similar to inciting events in a novel? How does the author use signal events as inciting events in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Consider where Tookie gets a job after being released from prison. Why does she believe working there is a good fit for her?

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