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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 old was Flora when she died?

2. In "Rose-Fleshed Trout," how did Pollux spend his day?

3. What author is Tookie reading after she buries the book that killed Flora?

4. When Tookie meets Jarvis, how old does she think he might be?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Pollux's history?

8. What is Tookie's favorite soup?

9. Who is Kateri and what does she bring Tookie?

10. How does Tookie live a regular life?

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

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?

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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