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

2. What was on Budgie's body when Tookie moved it?

3. Who does Hetta name her baby after?

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

5. How much time did Tookie do in Waseca?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Flora?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Tookie offend Hetta?

10. Where did Tookie get a job after she got out of prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A 102-year-old elm tree falls in Tookie’s backyard. What does the tree falling communicate about mortality? How does it cause Tookie to examine her mortality?

Essay Topic 2

Tookie and Hetta have a difficult relationship. Why do Tookie and Hetta have a difficult relationship? How and why does their relationship change enough that Hetta calls Tookie “Mom”?

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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