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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 long had Migizi been in existence when it burned?

2. Who starts working with Tookie after Flora gets bolder?

3. When Pollux was a tribal cop, what color was his uniform?

4. What color is Roland Waring's dog?

5. What color does Tookie remember that she was wearing when Flora spoke to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Burning the Ghosts," what does Tookie burn and why?

2. How does Pollux calm Tookie after Flora attacks her?

3. What does Hetta do when Tookie says she is baking cookies, and how does Tookie respond?

4. Why is it a signal that Tookie throws a sandwich away in "Night"?

5. Why does Tookie want to quit working at the bookstore, and why does Jackie tell her she cannot?

6. What does Tookie buy when she goes shopping after she learns about the hoarding?

7. What does the house look like where Tookie and her mother use to live in when they lived between the reservation and the city, and what does Tookie remember about the house?

8. In "Haunted City," what how do Hetta and Asema dress for the protest?

9. What does Jackie tell Tookie about wearing red?

10. In "May 30," why does Tookie not make a grand exit after yelling at Pollux?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are section or chapter titles? What are some purposes of section or chapter titles? How does the author use section or chapter titles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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