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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. In a piece that Pen gives Tookie to read, how long is a boyfriend in a coma?

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

3. In "The Circle," who is Laurent working for?

4. On May 30, what is Pollux cooking in a Crock-Pot?

5. How long has it been on March 14 since Hetta and Tookie have had a conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state seal and flag of Minnesota, and why is Asema on a committee to get it changed?

2. What is Haskell and why is Louise excited to read there?

3. How does business pick up at the bookstore?

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

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

6. What does Jackie tell Tookie about wearing red?

7. In "The Boulevard," what does Hetta remember happened during the march?

8. What type of dog does Roland Waring have, and where did he get the dog?

9. What type of masks do the employees make and wear in "Tookie's Bubble"?

10. Why does Tookie go back out shopping after her first trip at Target?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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

Tookie makes a comment that Native Americans do not wish to be victims. Why does she make that comment? How has the troubled relationship between Native Americans and whites caused Indigenous people to be seen as victims?

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