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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. What edition of the American Heritage Diction of the English Lanauge did Jackie Kettle send Tookie?

2. What religion did Flora follow?

3. What color is supposed to keep out malignant energies?

4. What type of cookies does Tookie make while Pollux drives to the airport to pick up Hetta?

5. What type of bandage does Tookie put on the hand she bites when she picks up Kateria at the police station?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When the bookstore was renovated, what was done to keep out malignant energies?

4. How does Tookie live a regular life?

5. How does Tookie offend Hetta?

6. What is Tookie's favorite soup?

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

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

9. What do Tookie and Pollux like and dislike about Christmas?

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

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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