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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. Where did Opal and Jacquie go after the fled Ronald's house?
2. Which of the following is the James Baldwin quote that opens Part III?
3. What did Thomas's mother instruct them to do when DeLonna got sick from PCP?
4. What does Jacquie frequently like to do at hotels?
5. What did Manny used to leave on the table in envelopes for Daniel and his mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who gave Opal the regalia that Orvil has secretly been trying on and what is that person's relationship to another main character?
2. What pivotal person from Jacquie's past does she meet in Phoenix and how does she meet him?
3. Why does Opal take care of her half-sister Jacquie's three grandsons instead of Jacquie taking care of them?
4. What does Harvey ask Jacquie to do with him when they meet in Phoenix?
5. In the interlude, what does the narrator say about last names as they relate to Natives?
6. Why does Octavio's grandmother Josefina think her own father cursed her?
7. What does Daniel do after his brother Manny's death to feel closer to him?
8. What does Bill try to catch out of annoyance when he sees it as he is preforming his maintenance duties at the Oakland Coliseum?
9. What does Calvin Johnson tell Dene Oxendene for his video storytelling project?
10. What are the circumstances around Thomas's firing?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
What is the relationship between the book's prologue section and Dene Oxendene's vision for his storytelling project? In what ways could Dene's project be viewed as a response to the prologue narrator's views on the problems inherent in the historical representations of Natives in America?
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