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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 happens to Edwin when he completes his first sit-up?
2. What is Edwin's mother's boyfriend's name?
3. What does Tony Loneman call his own face?
4. What did Edwin once dream of becoming?
5. What do Octavio and Tony Loneman have in common and bond over in conversation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the prologue narrator say was the true main purpose of the first meal in 1621 between Indians and colonists that Americans now celebrate and commemorate as Thanksgiving?
2. According to the prologue narrator, what happened following another shared meal between Indians and colonists in 1623, two years after the land-deal meal?
3. What is the main issue that Dene is insecure about as he goes into his interview for his arts grant application?
4. What are some of the media representations of Indians that are mentioned critically in the prologue?
5. What physical condition does Edwin suffer from at the beginning of the novel and what is it a possible metaphor for?
6. Orange opens the prologue with a Bertolt Brecht poem about singing in dark times. How is this poem relevant to Native history as Orange writes about it in There There?
7. How would you describe Edwin's relationship with his mother, Karen?
8. What is the one main thing that Tony Loneman and Octavio Gomez have in common?
9. What happened to Metacomet, the Wampanoag Indian Chief?
10. What do Dene Oxendene and the white hipster named Rob talk about as they both wait for their art grant interviews?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The internet and online communities are both positive and negative influences in There There. Write an essay analyzing the role the internet plays in the lives of both Edwin Black and Daniel Gonzales.
Essay Topic 2
Women are the most stabilizing and positive influences in families depicted in There There. Choose three women from the novel and analyze their impact on their families and/or communities.
Essay Topic 3
How does Bill Davis react to the sounds of gunfire at the powwow? How does his reaction fit or not fit with what the reader has learned about his character and life history?
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